Paul Scholes takes charge at Oldham Athletic

Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes has taken his first job as a manager, having been appointed by Oldham Athletic.

Published : Feb 11, 2019 18:32 IST

Paul Scholes has long been linked with the Oldham job and emerged as the frontrunner for the post after the December sacking of Frankie Bunn.
Paul Scholes has long been linked with the Oldham job and emerged as the frontrunner for the post after the December sacking of Frankie Bunn.
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Paul Scholes has long been linked with the Oldham job and emerged as the frontrunner for the post after the December sacking of Frankie Bunn.

Former Manchester United midfielder and boyhood Oldham fan Paul Scholes has been appointed manager of Oldham Athletic, the club has confirmed.

In his first permanent role in senior management, the 44-year-old will take charge of the League Two side.

 

Scholes has long been linked with the Oldham job and emerged as the frontrunner for the post after the December sacking of Frankie Bunn. A complication was Scholes' involvement in non-league Salford City, where he is a co-owner along with fellow former United stars David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and Gary Neville. But Scholes has now been cleared to take charge of Oldham and his first game in charge will come at home to Yeovil Town on Tuesday.

Speaking about the appointment, Oldham owner Abdallah Lemsagam said: "Paul has won everything there is to win in football.

"He is a man who will bring a lot of footballing knowledge and his hunger to succeed in management will be there for everyone to see. It's no secret how much he has wanted this job in the past and how much he loves this club, so I'm very happy to bring him into our family at Oldham Athletic.

"Paul will have my backing 100 per cent and hopefully we can work together to bring success back to this club."

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