Ged McNamee

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Ged McNamee
Personal information
Full name Gerard McNamee
Date of birth (1960-08-16) 16 August 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth Consett, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 Hartlepool United 4 (1)
Consett
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerard McNamee (born 16 August 1960) is an English former footballer who works at Sunderland as the academy's Head of Recruitment. [1]

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Playing career

McNamee came through the youth system at Hartlepool United before signing his first professional contract in 1980. [2] His time as a player with Pools was blighted by injury and he made just four appearances in three seasons, scoring once against York City. [3]

After leaving Hartlepool, McNamee went onto play for Consett [4] as well as various other North-East non-league sides. [5]

Coaching career

McNamee began working for Manchester United's regional development centre in Durham in 1992. [6] In 1995, McNamee began running the Durham branch of Manchester United's Centre of Excellence before moving to Sunderland A.F.C. in 1997 where he became the club's Centre of Excellence Director. [7] [8]

In 2004, Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy moved McNamee into the position of the club's Academy Manager. He would remain in that position with the Black Cats until 2016 when he stepped down following a restructure of the club's academy. [9] During McNamee's time as Academy Manager, Sunderland produced players such as Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Jack Colback and Duncan Watmore. [10]

McNamee returned to football in February 2018 working as a voluntary coach at National League club Hartlepool United as part of caretaker manager Matthew Bates' backroom staff. [11] Following Bates' appointment as first-team manager in May 2018, McNamee's position of first team coach became a full-time paid role. [12] In October 2019, McNamee departed the club alongside manager Craig Hignett.

In January 2020, McNamee returned to Sunderland as the academy's Head of Recruitment. [13]

Personal life

McNamee's son, Tom, previously played for Sunderland but failed to make a first-team appearance before moving onto Blyth Spartans in 2015.[ citation needed ]

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  2. ↑ "Ged McNamee". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Match Details". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ged McNamee". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ged McNamee". Hartlepool United. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ged McNamee". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ged McNamee". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ged McNamee". Hartlepool United. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sunderland academy chief Ged McNamee is set to step down from his role". Chronicle Live. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sunderland academy chief Ged McNamee is set to step down from his role". Chronicle Live. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ged McNamee". Hartlepool United. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Matthew Bates appointed as Hartlepool United manager". The Non-League Paper. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Ged McNamee set for return to Sunderland academy in recruitment role". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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