Adam Sadler (born 9 January 1980) is an English football coach, who is currently a first team coach at Celtic.

Adam Sadler
Sadler with Celtic in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth North Shields, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Celtic
(first team coach)
Youth career
Newcastle United
1996–1998 Manchester United
1998–1999 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gretna
Blyth Spartans
Managerial career
2019 Leicester City (joint-caretaker)
2023 Leicester City (joint-caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Sadler had stints in the youth academies at Newcastle UnitedManchester United and Barnsley before joining Scottish club Gretna.[2] In August 2003, Blyth Spartans signed Sadler.[3]

Coaching career

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At the age of 21, Sadler entered coaching, joining Newcastle United in 2001. During his time at the club, Sadler was appointed reserve team manager, helping the side to win the Northumberland Senior Cup. A short spell at Norwich City under Glenn Roeder was followed by a return to North East England, where he was assistant manager at Blyth Spartans, Team Northumbria, and Gateshead. Sadler later joined Plymouth Argyle, eventually becoming first team coach under manager Peter Reid.[4] In August 2011, Sadler joined Manchester City as under-18 coach.[5] Following two years at Manchester City, Sadler took up a coaching role at Ukrainian club Tavriya Simferopol.[2]

In 2014, Sadler joined Leicester City as a tactical analyst under Nigel Pearson. In 2018, under the management of Claude Puel, Sadler was appointed as first-team coach.[2] On 26 February 2019, following the sacking of Puel, Sadler and joint-caretaker manager Mike Stowell oversaw a 2–1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion.[6]

On 28 August 2021, Sadler joined the backroom staff of the Northern Ireland national team in conjunction with his coaching role at Leicester City.[7]

After the arrival of new manager Enzo Maresca, Sadler left Leicester City on 30 June 2023.[8]

Sadler was appointed first-team coach at Celtic F.C. on 31 December 2023.[9]

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Leicester City (caretaker) 24 February 2019 26 February 2019 1 1 0 0 100.0
Leicester City (caretaker) 2 April 2023 10 April 2023 2 0 0 2 000.0
Total 3 1 0 2 033.3

References

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  1. ^ "Archives". nufc.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Adam Sadler: Leicester City Is A Special Football Club". Leicester City F.C. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived News and Information 22 to 31 August, 2003". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Who is Adam Sadler? The lowdown on Leicester City's new first-team coach". Leicestershire Live. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Adam Sadler appointed as U18 coach". Manchester City F.C. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Leicester City 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Adam Sadler appointed new Northern Ireland coach after glowing Jonny Evans reference". Belfast Telegraph. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Stowell, Sadler & Knudsen to depart coaching team". Leicester City F.C. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Celtic appoint Adam Sadler as new first-team coach as Harry Kewell takes up new opportunity in Japan".


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