Steve Round is the current assistant first team coach of Premier League club Arsenal.
11 Facts About Steve Round
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Steve Round joined the club's coaching staff, and it was here that he first worked with Steve McClaren.
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When McClaren became the manager of Middlesbrough in 2001, Steve Round joined his backroom coaching staff, initially taking up responsibility for their reserves team, before establishing himself as one of McClaren's assistant first team coaches.
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Steve Round again was appointed as part of his backroom staff, though opted to continue at Middlesbrough in a dual role under new manager and retiring club captain Gareth Southgate; however, he left the club on 15 December 2006, following a "difference in philosophy and ideas" with Southgate.
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On 1 July 2007, Steve Round joined Newcastle United as a first team assistant coach under Sam Allardyce.
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Steve Round was retained in his position after Allardyce was sacked in January 2008 with Kevin Keegan replacing him, though departed the club to become the assistant coach to David Moyes at fellow Premier League side Everton in July 2008, replacing Alan Irvine, who had left midway through the previous season.
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In May 2013, it was confirmed that Steve Round would follow Moyes to United, again acting as his assistant manager, with various members of Moyes' coaching staff moving from Everton due to the Scotsman's desire to appoint his own coaching staff.
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Steve Round was reunited with McClaren in January 2015, having not worked together in several years, as Steve Round returned to Derby County to act as his assistant coach.
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On 1 September 2016, Steve Round was appointed as the director of football at Aston Villa, who had recently been relegated from the Premier League the previous season.
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Shortly after the club had been taken over by a new group of investors, Steve Round left his position as director of football on 4 July 2018.
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In December 2019, Steve Round returned to the Premier League after being appointed as an assistant first team coach at Arsenal under newly-appointed head coach Mikel Arteta.