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FOOTBALL - Coventry City appoint Dean Austin as club's new sporting director in backroom staff reshuffle

Aaron Sutcliffe 12 hours ago Updated: 11 hours ago   0

COVENTRY City have appointed Dean Austin as the club’s new sporting director amidst a number of staff changes at the Sky Blues.

Austin will oversee all football and recruitment across the club and originally joined Coventry as head of recruitment in December 2022.

And the club have appointed Jamie Johnson as Austin’s replacement in the head of recruitment role at the club.

Johnson joined the Sky Blues in February 2023 as the club’s head of scouting and previously held roles at Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and Sunderland.

He also worked as chief scout at Rotherham United and AFC Wimbledon and held scouting roles at Derby County and Huddersfield Town.

Coventry have appointed Sal Bibbo as the club’s new goalkeeping coach after he recently departed Scottish Premiership side Rangers.




Bibbo has worked for Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading and represented the likes of Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Crawley Town during his playing career.

Bibbo’s appointment has seen the club’s former goalkeeping coach, Aled Williams, depart the club after seven years with the Sky Blues.


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