Wayne Rooney will go back to control in England nearest being appointed supervisor of Championship facet Birmingham Town on a three-and-a-half presen, the membership have introduced on Wednesday.

Manchester United legend Rooney left his function as D.C. United head educator on Sunday nearest his facet failed to achieve the Primary League Football playoffs for a 2d successive season and joins Birmingham, the place NFL legend Tom Brady introduced in August he become a minority proprietor and advisory board chair.

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Rooney’s former teammates Ashley Cole, who he performed with at England, and John O’Shea, who he shared month with at Manchester United, will fix his training body of workers.

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Birmingham City Football Club at such an exciting time,” Rooney mentioned in a commentary. “It is very clear that they have a plan and are committed to realising their ambition for the club. We are fully aligned on what is expected. I have been building my managerial career, putting myself in challenging environments, to get me ready for this opportunity. It’s a project that gives me a sense of purpose and I can’t wait to get started.”

Rooney replaces John Eustace as supervisor, whose Birmingham facet had been 6th within the Championship with 5 wins from their opening 11 video games prior to his 15-month charm in rate used to be delivered to an finish on Monday.

Eustace helped Birmingham steer clear of relegation utmost season in attempting instances brought about by means of two failed takeover bids and the looming warning of a issues deduction because of a breach of EFL laws.

“Wayne is a born winner,” Birmingham co-owner Tom Wagner mentioned. “We believe, with the support of his coaching staff, the club, and our supporters, he will take Blues forward on the next stage of our journey. His playing philosophy will help to realise the ambitions we have set for Birmingham City.

“Wayne has been getting ready for a chance like this since he launched into his training training while nonetheless a participant at Manchester United. He and his body of workers have the total assistance of the board and everybody on the soccer membership.”

Rooney has prior to now controlled within the Championship together with his first training task coming at Derby County between January 2021 and June 2022.

He guided the membership from the underpinning of the Championship to protection months nearest arriving however failed to copy the feat in his first complete season in rate because of a 21-point deduction. The 55 issues Derby gained that presen would had been enough quantity to conserve protection in any alternative Championship season.

Rooney took rate at D.C. United in July 2022 nearest a prior taking part in charm on the membership however used to be not able to prohibit the crew completing utmost within the Japanese Convention in his first season. He led the membership to an progressed 9th playground end in 2023 however it wasn’t enough quantity to conserve a playoff spot.

DC United introduced his leaving straight away nearest their utmost recreation of the ordinary season, a 2-0 loss to Untouched York Town FC.

Rooney is United’s scorer with 253 targets and handiest previous this presen used to be usurped by means of Harry Kane as England’s all-time document objective scorer.