Rodgers Appointed Swansea Boss Friday, 16th Jul 2010 14:38 Brendan Rodgers has been appointed the new Swansea City manager on a 12 month rolling contract The former Watford boss put pen to paper earlier today, replacing the outgoing Paulo Sousa who joined Leicester City last week. Rodgers, who rejected the chance to link up with Roberto Mancini as part of Manchester City's backroom staff, was sacked by Reading last December and has been out of management since. The 37 year old takes charge with immediate effect and will meet his new players for the first time prior to tomorrow's friendly at Yeovil. Alan Curtis and Colin Pascoe will both remain at the club, with Rodgers keen to add a conditioning coach to the backroom structure. Huw Jenkins was pleased to finally land his man: "I'm delighted with the appointment. It's taken us a bit of time, but I'm sure Brendan will prove well worth the wait. After retiring as a footballer at the age of just 20, the Ulsterman quickly moved into coaching and was picked by Jose Mourinho to lead the Youth team at Chelsea in 2004. He then moved up to reserve team manager before moving to Watford in 2008 - replacing Aidy Boothroyd - where he enjoyed a successful spell, leading the Hornets to Championship safety. Following Steve Coppell's exit, he took charge at Reading where he was less successful, although he did have to cope with a number of first team players leaving, including influencial duo Stephen Hunt and Kevin Doyle. Planet Swans would like to welcome Brendan Rodgers to Swansea and wish him every success during his time at the club. Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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