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Former Northern Ireland midfielder Jim Magilton has been appointed Dundalk’s new sporting director.
The 51-year-old Belfast man has been working as an elite performance director at the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the past seven years, but RTÉ Sport reported last month that he was scheduled to move to the Irish League. . club.
Magilton played more than 550 competitive matches in England for Oxford United, Southampton and Ipswich Town, winning 52 caps for his country.
After hanging up his boots in 2006, he spent three years as Ipswich’s manager and also spent a stint at QPR before assuming the number two spot at Shamrock Rovers in 2011, helping Michael O’Neill’s team clinch the title and qualification. from the SSE Airtricity League. for the group stage of the Europa League.
After a short time in Australia as head coach of the Australian A-League’s Melbourne Victory, Magilton returned home to become the IFA’s elite performance director in 2013, where he was responsible for player development and program. training of coaches of the association.
He will take on the newly created role at Oriel Park on Monday.
On Tuesday, the Lilywhites confirmed that Filippo Giovagnoli has been appointed the club’s head coach on a permanent basis.
The Italian led the club to FAI Cup glory on Sunday with a 4-2 loss to Shamrock Rovers after extra time.
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