Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mike Smith Thomson Dodds | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2009–2020 | Birmingham City (academy coach) | ||
2020–2021 | Birmingham City (academy manager) | ||
2021–2023 | Sunderland (head of individual player development) | ||
2022 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
2023 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
2023– | Sunderland (assistant) | ||
2024 | Sunderland (interim) |
Mike Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach, who was most recently interim head coach of Sunderland.
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 4 May 2024
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Sunderland (interim) | 2 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Sunderland (interim) | 4 December 2023 | 18 December 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
Sunderland (interim) | 19 February 2024 | 4 May 2024 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15.38 |
Total | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22.22 |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mike Dodds appointed interim head coach". safc.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.