Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Football Federation National Team’s Committee has appointed Britain's Jamie Day as the chief coach of the Bangladesh national team.
Day started playing football at a young age and attended Lilleshall National Sports Centre in United Kingdom along with footballing greats like Michael Owen and Wes Brown.
He represented England till the U-18 level and signed a professional contract with English Premier League side Arsenal.
Having his career cut short by injuries, Day set his ambitions of being a career coach and coached the youth teams of Arsenal and Charlton Athletic.
Under the personal recommendation of Eddie Howe and Arsene Wenger, he attained his UEFA ‘A’ Coaching License and moved onto senior coaching with Welling United in 2009. Day won the Conference South title with them in 2013.
As they were promoted to the Conference Premier, he was also named manager of the year for the 2012/13 season. He moved to Gillingham FC as a First Team Coach and most recently was the Assistant Manager for Barrow AFC.
Source: Bangladesh Football Federation