Newcastle United staff profiles

MANAGER

STEVE BRUCE

Nationality: English

Boyhood Newcastle fan who took over in acrimonious circumstances in July 2019, with Sheffield Wednesday reporting the Magpies to the Premier League for their pursuit of the manager. Now in charge of his 10th club, though yet to match his pedigree as a player, which saw him win 12 trophies for Manchester United.

ASSISTANT

Graeme Jones

Nationality: English

The Gateshead-born coach is a lifelong Newcastle fan and joined the club in January 2021 from Bournemouth, where he had been first-team coach for five months. Worked with former team-mate Roberto Martinez at Swansea, Wigan, Everton and Belgium, before a brief spell as a manager in his own right, at Luton Town.

ASSISTANT

STEVE AGNEW

Nationality: English

Highly-experienced coach, who briefly served as caretaker manager of Middlesbrough. First worked with Bruce at Aston Villa and followed him to Sheffield Wednesday and now Newcastle.

ASSISTANT

STEPHEN CLEMENCE

Nationality: English

Son of legendary England goalkeeper Ray, and played almost 250 games in the Premier League. Played under Bruce at Birmingham and then joined him as a coach at Sunderland, Hull, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and now Newcastle.

GOALKEEPER COACH

SIMON SMITH

Nationality: English

Was a youth player for Newcastle before becoming a coach for them, first in the Academy and then with the first team. Left for 11 years to work for teams including the Canadian Soccer Association and LA Galaxy, before returning in 2015.

FIRST TEAM COACH

STEVE HARPER

Nationality: English

Club's longest-serving player worked as Lead Academy Goalkeeping Coach before leaving in May to work full-time for Northern Ireland. Returned in November as first-team coach, with the remit of helping players make the transition from Academy to first team.

HEAD OF MEDICAL

DR PAUL CATTERSON

Nationality: English

Heads up the medical department, which includes sport scientists, masseurs and physios. Has worked for Newcastle since 2009.

HEAD OF SPORT SCIENCE

DR JAMIE HARLEY

Nationality: English

Joined Newcastle in July 2010 and was promoted to Head of Sport Science in 2017.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Nick Grantham

Nationality: English

Appointed shortly after Steve Bruce became manager in summer of 2019. Highly experienced, having worked for West Brom, Nottingham Forest and the Football Association.

HEAD PHYSIO

DEREK WRIGHT

Nationality: English

A Newcastle United institution, having worked for the club for more than 30 years.

SPORTS SCIENTIST

James Allan

Nationality: English

Promoted from assistant to first team sports scientist in October 2020.

REHAB FITNESS COACH

CRISTIAN FERNANDEZ

Nationality: Spanish

Worked for Northampton Town and Hull City before joining Newcastle in 2016. Oversees the rehab of injured players.

PHYSIO

DANIEL MARTI

Nationality: Spanish

Ran his own clinic, as well as consulting with West Ham and Tottenham, before joining the Magpies in 2016.

FIRST TEAM ANALYST

Billy Coulston

Nationality: English

Started with the club as a community coach before moving into analysis shortly afterwards. In current role since 2017.