Tuesday, 2nd July, 2013
Championship side Queens Park Rangers have given former England manager Steve McClaren a coaching role.
QPR boss Harry Redknapp has moved to strengthen his backroom team prior to the start of the 2013/14 season, and the appointment of the 52-year-old is a coup given his pedigree.
McClaren managed the Three Lions between 2006 and 2007. He also worked as an assistant to former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the 1998/99 campaign – the Red Devils’ historic treble season.
Redknapp is now delighted to have the Englishman as part of his coaching staff.
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“I am delighted to have been able to bring Steve in”, the former Tottenham Hotspur boss told his club’s official site.
“Everyone in the game knows what a top coach he is and he’ll add something different to the group, regardless of how long he is with us for.
“This is a very important season for us and I wanted to look at freshening up the whole place, not just the playing side.”
The Rs lost out in their battle to survive in the English top flight last season, as they finished in the bottom of the league, garnering just 25 points out of 38 matches.
Redknapp is now looking forward to accessing new ideas and opinions to move the club towards promotion in the 2013/14 campaign.
“I want new ideas, different opinions and another experienced head to speak to”, he continued.
“That’s what Steve brings. Along with Kevin (Bond) and Joe (Jordan) I’ve got a brilliant backroom team and their input is going to be so important for me this season. Steve adds to the excellent staff I already have here.”
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