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20 Facts About Steve Agnew

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Stephen Mark Agnew was born on 9 November 1965 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer.

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Steve Agnew is assistant head coach to Steve Bruce at Blackpool.

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Steve Agnew has since worked as a coach in a variety roles at Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Hartlepool Utd, Hull City, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Aberdeen.

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Steve Agnew started his career at Barnsley, staying there for eight years after turning professional and playing more than 200 times.

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Steve Agnew, who had already been cautioned, appeared to lash out at a Millwall player, leaving Mr Parker no option other than to reach for red.

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Steve Agnew then moved north to Sunderland, helping them win promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions in 1996, although they went down after just one season.

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In February 2002, Steve Agnew moved into coaching, becoming assistant manager of Gateshead to Gary Gill.

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Steve Agnew continued his coaching at the Middlesbrough Academy and then joined Leeds United as reserve-team manager on 23 July 2003.

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Steve Agnew left the club to become assistant manager at Hartlepool United on 23 June 2005.

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On 9 February 2006, Steve Agnew quit his position as reserve-team coach at Hartlepool before rejoining Leeds as under-18s manager.

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Steve Agnew rejoined Middlesbrough as reserve-team coach on 23 January 2007.

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Steve Agnew was promoted to the position of assistant manager on 7 July 2008, following the departure of Steve Harrison.

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On 29 June 2012, Steve Agnew took up the post of assistant manager at Hull City.

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On 23 December 2014, Steve Agnew joined Middlesbrough as assistant head coach, working under head coach Aitor Karanka.

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On 16 March 2017, Steve Agnew took over as caretaker manager at Middlesbrough, after Aitor Karanka was dismissed.

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Steve Agnew was unable to save Middlesbrough from relegation after they finished 19th in the Premier League, remaining in charge until the appointment of Garry Monk on 9 June 2017.

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On 22 December 2017 Steve Agnew was appointed the first team coach of Aston Villa.

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Clemence and Steve Agnew would be in charge of the team in his absence until that date.

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In November 2021, Steve Agnew followed Bruce out the door at Newcastle United, following the appointment of Eddie Howe and his backroom staff.

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Steve Agnew followed Bruce to Blackpool on 3 September 2024, with Bruce replacing Neil Critchley as head coach.