Ben Dawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1981 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City (first-team coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2019 | Newcastle United (caretaker) | ||
| 2024 | Leicester City (caretaker) | ||
Ben Dawson (born 11 February 1981)[1] is an English football coach who is currenty first-team coach of Premier League club Leicester City. He held various positions at Newcastle United from 2009 to 2024, and then moved to Leicester City.
Career
[edit]Dawson joined Newcastle United's academy in 2009. He left three years later for a job with the Football Association, and returned to Newcastle in 2014 as assistant to Peter Beardsley in the under-21 team.[2]
In January 2018, Beardsley was suspended due to an inquiry into accusations about his conduct towards players, and Dawson became manager of the team.[3] His team topped their group in the EFL Trophy in 2018–19, and met the senior side of northeast rivals Sunderland in the third round on 8 January, losing 4–0 at the Stadium of Light.[4] In the league, the under-21s reached the play-off final for promotion from the Second Division of Premier League 2, but lost 2–1 away to Southampton.[5]
Dawson then returned to Newcastle's academy. In July 2019, he led the first team on a tour of China between the exit of Rafael Benítez and appointment of Steve Bruce.[6] He formed part of the coaching staff of Bruce, interim manager Graeme Jones,[7] and Eddie Howe.[8]
In July 2024, Dawson moved to Leicester City as part of the staff of Steve Cooper.[9] Cooper was sacked on 24 November and Dawson was appointed caretaker manager.[10] He criticised the players for their conduct on their Christmas party in Copenhagen after Cooper's last match, and said they had been "dealt with".[11] On 30 November, in his one game before Ruud van Nistelrooy took over, Leicester lost 4–1 away to Brentford in the Premier League.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Dawson". TNT Sports. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Ryder, Lee (25 July 2024). "Long serving Newcastle United coach quits after approach from Premier League rival". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (8 January 2019). "Sunderland meet Newcastle – but this is not the derby everyone wants". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (8 January 2019). "Sunderland enjoy illusion of rivalry in 4-0 win over Newcastle Under-21s". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Stanforth, Miles (13 May 2019). "Newcastle United's Under-23s suffer another agonising final defeat". The Shields Gazette. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Ben Dawson preparing Newcastle players for arrival of new boss in China". Jersey Evening Post. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Waugh, Chris (10 October 2021). "Steve Bruce departs as Newcastle head coach". The Athletic. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Waugh, Chris (16 November 2021). "Newcastle confirm Eddie Howe's backroom staff". The Athletic. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Mashiter, Nick (25 July 2024). "Cooper adds Newcastle's Dawson to coaching staff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (24 November 2024). "Leicester City sack manager Cooper after 12 league games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Mashiter, Nick (29 November 2024). "Foxes' players told behaviour unacceptable - Dawson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "'A bit of a challenging afternoon'". BBC Sport. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.