Bryan Klug
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Bryan Klug (born October 8, 1960 in Coventry) is an English football coach, currently working as first team coach at Ipswich Town.
Klug began his football career as a player, with Chesterfield F.C. and then Peterborough United in the 1980s, before going on loan to Wimbledon. He later joined Ipswich Town as a player, but only made the fringes of the first team.
After retiring from playing, he moved into football coaching and became youth coach at Ipswich in the late 80s. Youth development had always been of critical importance to Ipswich from a financial point of view, and it gained an even higher profile in the late 90s when, nationally, Premiership clubs and some from the some lower leagues established Youth Academies. Ipswich decided to devote even more time and resources to development of their own players and, as a consequence, Klug was appointed Director of their new Youth Academy in June 1998. During his time at the club he has helped to bring through many talented players, such as Kieron Dyer, Richard Wright, Darren Bent, Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose.
In 2004, Klug qualified for a UEFA Pro Licence, the highest qualification in football coaching, attained after completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences. This qualification has been gained only by about 90 in the whole Country.
In the summer of 2006, Klug became part of the new Ipswich management team following Jim Magilton's appointment as Manager. Klug took over as first team coach, his promotion creating a vacancy for his former position as Academy Director. That position was filled by his former assistant, Tony Humes. Prior to this, Klug had turned down a reported approach from Newcastle United as they searched for a new Academy Director, following Glenn Roeder's appointment as Manager.
