Bryan Klug
{{Short description|English footballer and coach}}
{{For|the professor of philosophy|Brian Klug}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bryan Klüg
| image =
| fullname = Bryan Paul Klug{{cite book
| last = Hugman
| first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005
| publisher = Queen Anne Press
| year = 2005
| page = 353
| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Coventry, England
| currentclub = Ipswich Town (academy manager)
| youthyears1 = 1977–1980
| youthclubs1 = Ipswich Town
| years1 = 1980–1983
| clubs1 = Ipswich Town
| caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1980
| clubs2 = → Wimbledon (loan)
| caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1983–1984
| clubs3 = Chesterfield
| caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1984–1985
| clubs4 = Peterborough United
| caps4 = 39 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1988–1989
| clubs5 = Sudbury Town
| caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 1989
| clubs6 = Chelmsford City
| caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 89
| totalgoals = 4
| nationalyears1 = 1978 | nationalteam1 = England Youth | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2002
| managerclubs1 = Ipswich Town (caretaker)
| manageryears2 = 2009
| managerclubs2 = Ipswich Town (caretaker)
| manageryears3 = 2018
| managerclubs3 = Ipswich Town (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2018
| managerclubs4 = Ipswich Town (caretaker)
}}
Bryan Paul Klug (born 8 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer and coach. He is currently the Head of Coaching and Player Development at the Ipswich Town Academy. He played for England youth in 1978. [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU18pg3.html England Youth]
Playing career
Born in Coventry, Klug began his football career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town. He made three appearance for the England Youth team in 1978. He joined Wimbledon on loan[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/miltonkeynes/miltonkeynes.html Neil Brown player stats – MK/Wimb] in March 1980 and made his Football League debut with them, although after returning to Ipswich in July 1980, he still did not make a first team appearance.[http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/players/profile.phtml?&last=klug&first=bryan Stats at Pride of Anglia] Therefore, in August 1983 he moved to Chesterfield, finishing his Football League career with Peterborough United, before moving to non-league with Chelmsford City.[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/peterborough/peterborough.html Neil Brown player stats – Peterborough]
Klug played in the FA Vase final for Sudbury Town vs Tamworth in 1989, crossing for Dave Hubbick to head home after 7 minutes. The match ended 1–1.
Coaching career
Klug returned to Ipswich as a youth-team coach in 1987. He worked his way up through the youth coaching system over a number of years, eventually becoming director of the newly formed academy at Ipswich in 1998. The Ipswich academy experienced years of success under Klug's management, producing a high number of first-team players graduating from the youth system, whilst also winning the FA Youth Cup in 2005.{{cite web | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/8092/klug-on-cup-win | title = Klug on Cup Win | publisher = TWTD | date =23 April 2005 | accessdate = 25 September 2020 }}
Following the appointment of Jim Magilton as manager of Ipswich in the summer of 2006, Klug became Magilton's assistant. Working with the first-team alongside Magilton until 2009. In January 2009, Klug took on a new role as Head of Football Development, with him overseeing coaching development, scouting and fitness throughout the first-team and academy at Ipswich.{{cite web | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/14009/town-confirm-new-role-for-klug | title = Town Confirm New Role For Klug | publisher = TWTD | date =12 January 2009 | accessdate = 25 September 2020 }}
He took over as caretaker manager of Ipswich on 22 April 2009, following the sacking of Magilton.{{cite news| title = Magilton sacked as Ipswich boss| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8012301.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 22 April 2009| accessdate = 22 April 2009}} However, a day later, Roy Keane was appointed as manager.{{cite news| title = Keane appointed Ipswich manager| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8013572.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 23 April 2009| accessdate = 24 April 2009}}
In January 2010, it was announced that Klug had been sacked from the club after new manager Roy Keane decided to trim the staff at the club.{{cite web | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/15840/klug-sacked | title = Klug Sacked | publisher = TWTD | date =12 January 2012 | accessdate = 25 September 2020 }}
After leaving Ipswich, he joined the coaching set up at Tottenham Hotspur, overseeing the coaching of the Premier League side's academy schoolboys up to the age of 16.{{cite web | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/16751/klugs-tottenham-move-confirmed | title = Klug's Tottenham Move Confirmed | publisher = TWTD | date =20 July 2010 | accessdate = 25 September 2020 }} Klug worked his way up to become the assistant academy manager and head of player development at Tottenham. He left his role at the Tottenham academy in June 2012 to return to Ipswich to become the club's academy director.{{cite web|title=About the Adademy|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/academy/academy_about.html|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur|accessdate=16 May 2011}}
Following the departure of Mick McCarthy towards the end of the 2017–18 season, Klug was made caretaker manager for the final four games.{{Cite web |url = http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town-announce-bryan-klug-as-caretaker-1-5471482 | work = East Anglian Daily Times | accessdate = 11 April 2018 | date = 11 April 2018 | first = Andy | last = Warren | title = Klug takes caretaker charge of Ipswich Town after McCarthy's departure}} On 30 May 2018, Paul Hurst was announced as full-time manager, replacing Klug.{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44272857 | title = Paul Hurst: Ipswich Town name Shrewsbury boss as Mick McCarthy's successor| publisher = BBC Sport | accessdate = 30 May 2018 | date = 30 May 2018 }}
In October 2018 Klug was again made caretaker manager at Ipswich, following Hurst's sacking after Ipswich winning just once in 15 games.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45972183 | date =25 October 2018 | accessdate = 25 October 2018 | title = Paul Hurst: Ipswich Town sack manager after less than five months | publisher = BBC Sport}}
Personal life
In May 2013, Klug completed his seventh marathon, after running the Edinburgh Marathon, having also previously run the London and New York City marathons to raise money for local charities.{{cite web | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/23013/academy-duo-run-marathon | title = Academy Duo Run Marathon | publisher = TWTD | date =28 May 2013 | accessdate = 25 September 2020 }}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 27 October 2018}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure | ||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|P|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align=left|Ipswich Town (caretaker)
|align=left|10 April 2018 |align=left|30 May 2018 {{WDL|4|1|1|2|decimals=1}} | ||||
| align=left|Ipswich Town (caretaker)
|align=left|25 October 2018 |align=left|27 October 2018 {{WDL|1|0|0|1|decimals=1}} | ||||
| colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|5|1|1|3|decimals=1}} !— |
References
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External links
- [https://www.itfc.co.uk/teams/staff/academy-staff/bryan-klug/ Bryan Klug profile] at the Ipswich Town F.C. website
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Category:Footballers from Coventry
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:Wimbledon F.C. players
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Sudbury Town F.C. players
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. managers
Category:English football managers
Category:English Football League managers