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A PEDIGREE IN COACHING

THE England assistant manager, 51, was born in Stockport and progressed through the Derby academy before turning to coaching after a career-ending injury at 21. He spent 17 years at Crewe, gaining a folder full of coaching qualifications and becoming head coach and then manager. In August 2009, Holland took charge of Chelsea’s reserves and was then promoted to assistant manager under Andre Villas-Boas.

He remained assistant through the reigns of Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benitez, Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink and Antonio Conte. He also joined Gareth Southgate in the England Under-21 coaching team in a part-time role. Holland became England assistant under Southgate in 2016.

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