Real Madrid to Bournemouth… Yes mate. pic.twitter.com/z1r3IxWCnB
— Mark McAdam (@markmcadamtv) January 30, 2021
As a player, Jonathan Woodgate was a cultured English centre-back, injuries plagued his career, but that didn’t prevent him from playing for the likes of Leeds United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough and Real Madrid.
Between 2003 and 2008 nearly £40million was spent on him in transfer fees. His only bit of silverware as a player came at Spurs with the Football League Cup in 2008.
He retired as a player in 2016 and moved into coaching, following a brief spell as a scout for Liverpool.
With his home-town club Middlesbrough, Woodgate began as assistant-coach to Steve Agnew in 2017, before dropping down into academy to become Under-18’s assistant coach, before bouncing straight back up into the first-team fold as Tony Pulis’ assistant.
In 2019 he was announced as Middlesbrough manager on a three-year contract following the sacking of Pulis. But would only last one year and a week as manager after a record which saw just 9 wins from 41 games.
He has been out of work since his departure from Middlesbrough but is reportedly set to return to coaching as part of AFC Bournemouth’s backroom team.
Following the departure of Graeme Jones to Newcastle United, Woodgate is expected to join Jason Tindall’s coaching staff at Dean Court on Monday.
Jonathan Woodgate is set to be appointed as first-team coach at Bournemouth on Monday, replacing Graeme Jones who has joined Newcastle. Woodgate was sacked by Middlesbrough in June #afcb
— John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) January 30, 2021
Woodgate a good addition?
Yes
No
Don't know
Your say…
kirsikka wrote…
Well, it’s an outside voice which is positive. It’s also a guy who has played for Real Madrid so has been in a dressing room with big personalities, even if he wasn’t particularly successful there. Thirdly, it’s a decisive and swift move rather than sitting on it for a few weeks.
I’m intrigued and hopeful it will help.
AFCB Lost in Brum wrote…
He was screwed by long injuries at Real Madrid, two or three sendings off I think, and possibly an own goal or two…
BUT he was popular. With fans and the media. He worked very hard to learn Spanish, making himself available for long press conferences, all held in Spanish, while Michael Owen could barely say Hola. He also worked very hard to regain fitness, and owned his mistakes.
I think the Madridistas respected him, which is tough to achieve when you’re surrounded by Galacticos.
Will he be any good for us?
No clue.
But if people judge him just on his recent time at Boro they’re fools.
He’s an ‘outsider’, which is excellent in my opinion, with more experience at a better level than most of those currently haunting the coaching and playing squads at Dean Court. – Join the conversation, click here.
