Rob Web page has returned to administration for the primary time since being sacked by Wales.
The previous nationwide crew boss has been appointed supervisor of Liverpool’s under-21 facet.
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It marks his return to the dugout a yr on from leaving his position with Wales.
Web page was dismissed in June 2024 after they didn’t qualify for Euro 2024.
He had spent 4 years within the position together with an preliminary spell as caretaker boss.
Throughout that point, he gained 15 out of his 45 matches on the helm and oversaw each their Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup campaigns.
Qualification for the latter was Wales’ first for 64 years as they booked their place in Qatar.
As soon as on the finals, the Dragons held the USA to a draw earlier than defeats to Iran and England resulted in a gaggle stage exit.
It got here lower than two years after that they had featured at their second consecutive Euros.
On that event, they reached the knockout phases earlier than shedding to Denmark within the final 16.
Nonetheless, Web page was unable to repeat the feat for Euro 2024 earlier than leaving his position as supervisor.
The 50-year-old will now exchange long-serving Reds under-21 boss Barry Lewtas.
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He has departed after 5 years in cost following a sixteenth place end in final season’s Premier League Two.
Reacting to Web page’s appointment, Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe defined: “Rob brings a wealth of taking part in and training expertise to a key position as younger gamers look to bridge that hole from Academy prospect to first-team footballer.
“His current achievements in guiding Wales to the final 16 at Euro 2020 earlier than qualifying for the 2022 World Cup communicate for themselves however maybe much less heralded is the work that happened throughout his time accountable for the nationwide crew, which noticed quite a few pathway gamers make it into the senior squad.
“That is one thing we’ve seen first-hand at Liverpool with a number of of our academy gamers making vital progress on the worldwide stage below Rob’s steering.
“This stage of expertise in transitioning younger footballers in direction of the skilled recreation and on to the best ranges of home and worldwide soccer shall be a major useful resource for all on the Academy, particularly the gamers.
“Myself and all of the workers are enormously trying ahead to working with Rob as we endeavour to proceed producing gamers able to taking part in on the highest stage and in probably the most demanding of arenas.”
Web page has expertise working in youth soccer after managing Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 stage previous to taking cost of the senior squad.
His managerial profession has additionally included spells within the dugout at Port Vale and Northampton.
