Ipswich Town

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Dmitri Halajko

Director of Football Operations

Joined in September 2024 as Academy Director and promoted to current role a year later. Previously Sporting Director at Colchester United and has held senior Academy coaching roles at West Ham, Leicester and Norwich.

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Luke Werhun

Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director

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Kieran McKenna

Manager

Retired from playing at the age of 22 because of a recurring injury and studied Sport Science at Loughborough University. Then went into coaching, working his way up the ranks at Spurs to U18s boss, before leaving to take up the same role at Manchester United in 2016. Promoted to the first-team coaching staff under Jose Mourinho in 2018 and also worked under Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Ralf Rangnick. Joined Ipswich Town in December 2021 when the club were coming off a run of one win in nine and began a remarkable transformation. Club won two consecutive promotions and will now compete in the Premier League for the first time since 2002.

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Martyn Pert

Assistant

Moved from Manchester United to Ipswich with McKenna, having also been on the first-team staff under Solskjaer at Old Trafford. The UEFA Pro Licence holder has a remarkable personal story, having trained as a management consultant before embarking on a global tour in a bid to gain coaching knowledge. Has coached around the world, including at Coventry, Vancouver Whitecaps, Manchester United and the Bahrain national team.

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Charlie Turnbull

First-Team Coach

Joined Ipswich in December of 2021 after time working at Fulham and Tottenham. Coaches the team as well as focusing on individual development, while co-ordinating with the analysts.

Nigerian

Sone Aluko

First-Team Coach

Appointed as a first-team coach in July 2024 after three years playing for the club under McKenna (who is three years his senior). Former Reading, Fulham, Hull and Aberdeen forward made seven appearances for the Nigeria national team.

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Mark Hudson

Set Play and First Team Coach

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Junior Stanislas

First Team Coach

Joined in the summer of 2025. Spent most of his playing career with AFC Bournemouth, after brief spells with Burnley and West Ham. Retired in 2023 and moved into coaching as an Assistant Coach with the Cherries’ Under-18 side.

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Rene Gilmartin

Head of Goalkeeping

Former Swindon Town Assistant currently serves as Goalkeeper Coach for Ipswich and the Republic of Ireland. Started coaching in 2021 after retiring from playing with Bristol City.

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David Martin

Goalkeeper Development Assist

Joined in July 2024 as a player-coach to aid goalkeeper development in the Academy pathway. Also helps with the training, scouting and recruitment of keepers, as well as monitoring those who are on loan at other clubs.

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Andy Rolls

Director of Performance

Moved to Ipswich in May 2021, having previously worked with Ashton and Probert at Bristol City. Was a physiotherapist at Watford, West Ham and Arsenal before that. Oversees all the medical, strength and conditioning and sports science functions at the club.

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Matt Allen

Head of Athletic Performance

Worked for Tottenham for 13 years before joining Ipswich in July 2023. Move reunited him with McKenna, with whom he had worked at the Tottenham Academy.

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Jon Ashton

Fitness Coach

Ex-Premier League player who retired in 2018 and became Stevenage’s Fitness Coach soon after. Stayed with the Hertfordshire club for three years before joining Ipswich in May 2021.

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Dan Peacock

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Promoted to current role in the summer of 2025, having joined the club in August 2024 as First Team Strength and Conditioning Coach. Before that, spent just over seven years at Bristol City as Strength and Conditioning Coach for different age group teams – the last 14 months of which was with the first team.

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Maxwell Cambridge

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Joined in June 2025 after nearly two years at Swansea – half of which was spent as Assistant First Team Sports Scientist.

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Kit Barnes

Sports Scientist

Has a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Bath. Moved into football by becoming Head of Sports Science at Bath City. Then moved to Bristol City, Wales Women and finally Ipswich, in 2022.

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Alice Grindrod

Sports Therapist

Worked at Norwich City and the Ipswich Town academy before moving into the first team at Ipswich in August 2021. 

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Matt Byard

Head Physio

Career started working in hospitals in East Anglia. Began work at Ipswich as a match-day physio in 1996, working his way up to become Head of Medical in 2021.

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Jon Urwin

Physio

Worked in football since 2005. Started in the academies of Charlton, QPR and West Ham, before moving to the Hammers’ first team. Was later head physio at Reading and Rangers, as well as a first team role at Norwich. Has been at Ipswich since November 2024. 

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James Heaton

Rehab Physio

With the club since July 2019. 

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Cillian Callaly

Head of Analysis

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Michele Aragona

First Team Set Piece Analyst

Appointed in the summer of 2025. Started his coaching career as First Team Head of Analysis and Assistant Coach for Italian Serie C club Vispesaro. Then spent the 2023/24 season as First Team Performance Analyst at Sampdoria and last season as First Team Performance Analyst – Set Piece Analyst at FC Midtjylland.

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Will Stephenson

Lead Performance Analyst

Has a Masters in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University. Joined Ipswich in 2016 and moved into his current role in 2021.

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Morgan Howells

Assistant Performance Analyst

Started as a part-time analyst in the Academy before joining full time in November 2020. Promoted to current role in September 2021.

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Judah Davies

Assistant Performance Analyst

Was a staff writer and analyst for the tactics website Spielverlagerung and also an Opposition Analyst for Huddersfield Town before joining Ipswich.

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Joe Western

Assistant Performance Analyst

Started as an intern at Ipswich and then joined as a Development Coach in 2016. Moved into analysis with the Academy in 2021 and with the first team from 2023.