Luke Benstead

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Luke Benstead
Personal information
Date of birth(1989-10-19)19 October 1989
Place of birth Jersey
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2009–2010 Tranmere Rovers (youth)
2010–2012 Everton (youth)
2013–2017 Everton (analyst)
2017–2018 Manchester United (analyst)
2018– Belgium (assistant)
2022–2023 Zulte Waregem (youth)

Luke Benstead (born 19 October 1989) is a Jersey football manager who is an assistant manager of the Belgium national football team.

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Early life

Benstead was born on 19 October 1989 in Jersey, the son of Jersey footballer Alan Benstead. [1] 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. [2] [3]

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". [4] [5] In 2022, he was appointed as a youth manager of Belgian side Zulte Waregem.

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References

  1. ↑ "Backing the Belgians: The Jersey football analyst targeting Euro glory". jerseyeveningpost.com.
  2. ↑ "How the role of the coach analyst is transforming football". nytimes.com.
  3. ↑ "De hofhouding van Martinez: "Één match bekijken duurt bij ons 7 uur"". gva.be.
  4. ↑ "Luke Benstead, performance analyst: 'Als Kevin De Bruyne iets zegt, neem je dat maar beter ernstig'". knack.be.
  5. ↑ "Hoe de Jupiler Pro League een springplank voor de Rode Duivels moet worden". knack.be.
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