Luke Benstead
{{Short description|Jersey football manager (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luke Benstead
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1989|10|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jersey
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| position =
| manageryears1 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs1 = Tranmere Rovers (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs2 = Everton (youth)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2017
| managerclubs3 = Everton (analyst)
| manageryears4 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs4 = Manchester United (analyst)
| manageryears5 = 2018–
| managerclubs5 = Belgium (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs6 = Zulte Waregem (youth)
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Luke Benstead (born 19 October 1989) is a Jersey football manager who is an assistant manager of the Belgium national football team.
Early life
Benstead was born on 19 October 1989 in Jersey, the son of Jersey footballer Alan Benstead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/2020/04/27/backing-the-belgians-the-jersey-football-analyst-targeting-euro-glory/|title=Backing the Belgians: The Jersey football analyst targeting Euro glory|publisher=jerseyeveningpost.com}} As a child, he attended De La Salle College on the island. After graduating from De La Salle College, he left for Liverpool, England to study sports science, pursuing a master's degree.
Career
In 2009, Benstead was appointed as a youth manager for English side Tranmere Rovers. One year later, he was appointed as a youth manager for English Premier League side Everton, and by 2013 was working as an analyst for the club. In 2017, he was appointed as an analyst for English Premier League side Manchester United. During his stay with the club, he worked under Portuguese manager José Mourinho and helped them achieve second place in the league and reach the 2018 FA Cup final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4915486/2023/10/14/how-the-role-of-the-coach-analyst-is-transforming-football/|title=How the role of the coach analyst is transforming football|publisher=nytimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20210607_97376699|title=De hofhouding van Martinez: “Één match bekijken duurt bij ons 7 uur”|publisher=gva.be}}
In 2018, he was appointed as an assistant manager of the Belgium national football team. While working for the team, he was described by Belgian magazine Knack as "the most important man in Belgian football you've never heard of" and a "key figure in the 'technical team' of Belgian football".{{Cite web|url=https://www.knack.be/nieuws/luke-benstead-performance-analyst-als-kevin-de-bruyne-iets-zegt-neem-je-dat-maar-beter-ernstig/|title= Luke Benstead, performance analyst: ‘Als Kevin De Bruyne iets zegt, neem je dat maar beter ernstig’|publisher=knack.be}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.knack.be/sport/voetbal/hoe-de-jupiler-pro-league-een-springplank-voor-de-rode-duivels-moet-worden/|title=Hoe de Jupiler Pro League een springplank voor de Rode Duivels moet worden|publisher=knack.be}} In 2022, he was appointed as a youth manager of Belgian side Zulte Waregem.