KINGSTON, Jamaica — Steve McLaren, the ex-England soccer supervisor, is now the top coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz. This was introduced on August 1st. He replaces Icelander Heimir Hallgrímsson who resigned in June.
The 63 year-old McLaren is a former journeyman midfielder who performed for golf equipment like Hull Metropolis and Oxford United. He has coached numerous groups in England and The Netherlands, together with Derby County, Newcastle United and VfL Wolfsburg.
He was England supervisor for one yr, beginning in 2006, earlier than being sacked. McLaren was assistant supervisor at Manchester United to Erik ten Haag on the time he accepted the Jamaican job.
Rudolph Speid, a senior member of the Jamaica Soccer Federation, mentioned his group is impressed by McLaren’s credentials.
“He labored with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, received the Dutch League, coached within the UEFA Champions League and has labored with huge title gamers. He was referred to us, I knew of his work.”
Hallgrímsson was coach of the Jamaica Reggae Boyz for 2 years. He resigned after a disastrous Copa America marketing campaign in the US in June the place they lost their three matches to Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke from Tobago was additionally thought-about as a alternative for Hallgrímsson. He has now been named as the top coach of the Republic of Eire.
McClaren’s first project as Jamaica’s head coach would be the September 6 CONCACAF Nations League towards Cuba on the Nationwide Stadium in Kingston.
