Mike Dodds

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Mike Dodds
Personal information
Full name Mike Smith Thomson Dodds
Date of birth (1986-06-03) 3 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth England
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
(interim head coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2022 Sunderland (caretaker)
2023 Sunderland (caretaker)
2024– Sunderland (caretaker)

Mike Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach, who is currently interim head coach of Sunderland.

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Coaching career

At the age of 18, Dodds joined Coventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring his UEFA B License whilst still at college. [1] In 2009, Dodds joined Birmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham. [2] During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduates Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray and Jude Bellingham. [1]

In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to join Sunderland as head of individual player development. [2] On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the sacking of Lee Johnson and again following the sacking of Tony Mowbray. [3] On 19 February 2024, he was once again appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Michael Beale. [4]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Sunderland (interim)2 February 202211 February 20222002000.00
Sunderland (interim)4 December 202318 December 20233201066.67
Sunderland (interim)19 February 2024present11236018.18
Total16439025.00

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sunderland fans want to know – can Mike Dodds do it against Donny?". Roker Report. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Birmingham City appoint former Nottingham Forest and Southampton coach as academy director". Birmingham Mail. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Next Sunderland manager RECAP - Mike Dodds and Michael Proctor to take interim charge against Doncaster with Grant McCann 'set for talks'". Sunderland Echo. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mike Dodds appointed interim head coach". safc.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.


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