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13 Facts About Conor Sellars

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Conor Joseph Sellars was born on 15 February 1992 and is an English football coach and former player who is the under-23 lead professional development phase coach at Hull City.

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Conor Sellars played non-league football in England for Hallam, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Harrogate Town, Worksop Town, and Tadcaster Albion, before retiring in May 2018 to concentrate on his coaching career.

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Conor Sellars has worked for Bradford City as a youth coach, before being appointed caretaker manager alongside Mark Trueman in December 2020.

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The club's CEO Ryan Sparks said that Trueman and Conor Sellars had the board's full support whilst the search for a permanent manager was ongoing.

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Conor Sellars later said that the players were reacting to the caretaker managers' hard work.

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On 28 December 2020, it was announced that Trueman and Conor Sellars had been promoted to 'interim' managers and would remain in charge of the team for at least January 2021.

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Conor Sellars later spoke about being in charge for this first transfer window in January 2021, telling players who might have lost their place in the first-team as a result of new signings to continue training and working hard.

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In February 2021 Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks said that Trueman and Conor Sellars were happy with their 'interim' status and were not pushing to be made permanent managers.

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Later that month Trueman and Conor Sellars were nominated for the January 2021 EFL League Two Manager of the Month award, after 2 wins and 1 draw in their 3 league games that month.

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Trueman and Conor Sellars were praised by player Connor Wood for their maturity and detail.

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In May 2021, after a dip in the team's form which saw them lose five matches in a row, Conor Sellars said that he and Trueman would get out of their slump and that they had done their job in guiding the club away from relegation.

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Conor Sellars left Bradford City on 18 June 2021, after seven years with the club, although the club said they would still fund Conor Sellars' UEFA Pro license coaching course.

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In February 2021 Conor Sellars said that he is influenced by foreign coaching styles, including the Italian football he watched as a child and the time he spent as a player in Portugal and Iceland.