Cardiff City
Training Ground
Vale Resort, Hensol Rd, Hensol, Pontyclun CF72 8JY
Gavin Reen, Academy Operations Manager
01443 667800
gavin.reen@cardiffcityfc.co.uk
Academy Info
Academy Category: Two
Academy Manager: Gavin Chesterfield
Under-21s Head Coach: Darren Purse
Coaching
Omer Riza
Interim Head Coach
Pro Licence coach joined the Bluebirds in June 2024 as First Team Coach. Had previously worked for Watford for almost six years, as U16s and U23s Lead and then First Team Coach under Valerien Ismael.
Tom Ramasut
Assistant
Ramasut had a long playing career in non-league and the Cymru Premier, starting coaching in 2011 at Cardiff’s academy. Has worked as assistant in the first-team since 2021.
Mario Galinovic
Goalkeeping Coach
Played domestic football in Croatia and Greece, and started coaching at Panathinaikos in 2015. Worked with Bulut at Gaziantep later on, and joined on at Cardiff in June 2023.
Performance & Medical
Jonny Northeast
Head of Physical Performance
Highly experienced, having been Head of Sports Science for Swansea City, DC United, Barnsley, West Brom and Besiktas. Joined Cardiff in December 2022.
Professor Len Nokes
Team Doctor
Joined as club doctor in 1991. Won the club’s outstanding contribution award at the end of 2017/18.
James Rowland
Head of Medical Services
Joined from Port Vale, where he had been for almost three years, in March 2017. Promoted to Head of Medical Services in October 2023.
Hayden Lau
Sports Scientist
Joined Cardiff’s Academy in 2017 and promoted to first-team duties in September 2022.
Dr Matt Giles
First Team Doctor
With Cardiff since 2022 and also the Team Doctor for Wales U21s.
Chris Lewis
Physio
Joined club in July 2016 as an Academy Physio before being promoted to first team.
Lee Southernwood
Head of Fitness and Conditioning
Joined in January 2015, having been Head of Sport Science at Leyton Orient for three and a half years.
Mike Beere
Senior S&C
With the club since August 2012, working his way up from Academy S&C.
Liam Donovan
Physio
Worked for Cardiff’s Academy from 2019 to 2023 before spending a year as Chelsea’s PDP Physio. Returned to the Bluebirds in February 2024 as First Team Physio.
Analysts
Jack Radusin
Analyst
Appointed to Academy in July 2015 and promoted to first team in July 2016.
Nicolaus Yeung
Assistant Analyst
Joined in 2019 as an Intern Analyst and Development Centre Coach. Became U18s Analyst in 2021 and First Team Assistant Analyst in 2023.
Patrick Deboys
Recruitment Analyst
Arrived as an intern in January 2016. Promoted to first team assistant analyst in October 2016 before being appointed Lead Recruitment Analyst in January 2020.
Matt Jenkins
Data Analyst
Was an intern at the club before leaving for West Brom. Returned in 2018 to work with the U23s and was promoted to first team data analyst under Neil Harris in November 2020.