Ian Cathro
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Cathro | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2007 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| 2007–2009 | Brechin City | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2012 | Dundee United (youth coach) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Rio Ave (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2015– | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
Ian Cathro (born 11 July 1986) is a Scottish football coach. He is currently assistant coach with Newcastle United.
Playing career
Cathro played youth football for Forfar Athletic and Brechin City.[2] He never played as a professional.[3]
Coaching career
After working as a local youth coach in Dundee, Cathro became the head of Dundee United's youth academy at the age of 22.[3] During his time with Dundee United, he also worked for the Scottish Football Association's local youth programme.[3] During his time in Dundee Cathro helped bring through a number of notable young talent working with players such as Ryan Gauld and John Souttar from a young age, Gauld has cited Cathro as one of the biggest influences on his career.[4][5]
In 2012, he became the assistant manager of Portuguese club Rio Ave.[3] In 2014, he followed Nuno, his manager at Rio Ave, to Spanish club Valencia, where he also became assistant manager.[1][6] The two had first met at an SFA coaching course in Scotland in 2009.[1][6] He resigned his Valencia post on 11 June 2015.[7] A fortnight later, he agreed to join Premier League side Newcastle United as assistant to Steve McClaren, the recently appointed manager.[8]
In march 2016 Steve McClaren was sacked from Newcastle United and replaced by Rafael Benítez. When Benítez was hired he kept Cathro on as Newcastle United's assistant manager because he had a good reference about Cathro.[9] In May 2016 Dundee United were relegated from the SPFL and subsequently sacked manager Mixu Paatelainen, Cathro then became the favourite amongst the media and Dundee United support.[10] [11]
References
- 1 2 3 Alan Campbell (5 July 2014). "First the apprentice, now the master graduates". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ Richard Winton (3 October 2014). "From Dundee United to Valencia: The rapid rise of Ian Cathro". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Moira Gordon (14 October 2012). "Interview: Coach Ian Cathro on why he left Scotland for Portugal". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ Eric Nicholson (8 January 2015). "The rise and rise of Ian Cathro". The Courier. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Eric Nicholson (4 July 2014). "Ryan Gauld’s Sporting Lisbon move opens doors for best mate John Souttar". The Courier. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- 1 2 Gavin Berry (6 September 2014). "Scotsman Cathro not content as assistant at Valencia – he wants to make mark in hot seat". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Valencia: Assistant manager Ian Cathro exits La Liga club". BBC Sport. 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Newcastle: Ian Cathro to be Steve McClaren's assistant manager". BBC Sport. 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Rafa Benitez explains why he kept Ian Cathro at Newcastle United". Chronicle Live. 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ian Cathro wants the United job". Tannadice Street. 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Cathro Applies For Manager Job". Footy Mad. 5 May 2016.