Frank Nuttall

Frank Nuttall (born 4 May 1968 in Hamilton) is a Scottish UEFA pro licence manager and head coach.

For the English Anglican priest, see Frank Nuttall (priest).

Frank Nuttall
Personal information
Full name Frank Nuttall
Date of birth 4 May 1968 (1968-05-04) (age 55)
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Team information
Current team
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Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Celtic
Managerial career
1998-2000 West Bromwich Albion (fitness coach)
2004–2006 Rangers (fitness coach)
2006 Al-Nasr (assistant coach)
2007–2008 St. Mirren (fitness coach)
2008–2009 Middlesbrough (fitness coach)
2010–2012 China (assistant coach)
2012–2013 Hibernian (consultant coach)
2014 Qingdao Huanghai (assistant coach)
2014–2016 Gor Mahia
2016 Zamalek (assistant)
2017–2018 Hearts of Oak
2018–2019 El-Hilal El-Obeid
2020 Township Rollers
2021 Saint George
2021-2022 Police FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Nuttall was a player at Celtic, playing in the reserve and youth teams, before studying at Cardiff Metropolitan University and Loughborough University to gain master's and bachelor's degree in sports science and physical education .[1]

Coaching career

UK and Asia

At age 24, he started his career by coach educating for the Welsh FA and coaching their Under-14 and Under-15 sides.

In 1998, he became fitness coach of West Bromwich Albion FC and pursued his management and coaching career by studying to obtain the UEFA 'A' Licence and UEFA Pro Licence.[1]

Rangers FC appointed him as fitness coach in 2004 and won the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup in the 2004–05 season.[2]

Later, he was assistant manager of Al-Nasr Dubai SC and thereafter, scouted for Middlesbrough.[1] and joined their backroom staff as fitness coach in 2008.[3]

Some years later, he was assistant coach for the China national team, attending the Asian Cup tournament in Qatar, and was 1st team coach at Qingdao.[1]

Africa

Looking for a club in 2014, he eventually joined Gor Mahia, champions of the Kenyan Premier League;[4] it would be the first time he would serve as a head coach.[2]

Under his stewardship, he led the K'Ogalo to an unbeaten league title in 2015, an achievement not done in the competition since 1976.[2] Adding to this, the Scot guided them to KPL Top 8 Cup and Kenyan Super Cup titles in 2015 besides winning the league in 2014 and 2015.[2] He also led them to the 2015 CECAFA Cup Final in Tanzania for the first time in 20 years.

As a result of his efforts, the former Rangers fitness coach was named 2015 SportPesa Coach of the Year.[2]

He became assistant coach to Alex McLeish at Zamalek in 2016, after which Nuttall joined Ghanaian outfit Accra Hearts of Oak in 2017 as head coach and led them to their first appearance in the FA Cup Final in seventeen years and victory in the 60th Anniversary Independence Cup Final against their greatest rivals, Asante Kotoko.

Hearts of Oak started their preseason training ahead of the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League season without him in December 2017;[5] he was sacked in February 2018 despite guiding them to a 3rd-place finish in the Ghana Premier League and the final of the FA Cup in the 2016/2017 season.

He was hired by Sudanese Premier League outfit El-Hilal El-Obeid in October 2018.[6]

In January 2020, he was appointed head coach of Township Rollers in Botswana and led them to the Mascom Cup Final and 2nd in the Botswana Premier League before the season was postponed due the COVID pandemic.

In March 2021, Nuttall was appointed Manager of Ethiopian club Saint George, on a short contract until the end of the season.[7]

Achievements and individual honours

Manager/Head Coach

With over 180 matches as a manager and head coach in 6 countries, Nuttall is unbeaten in 75% of matches with a 55% match win record and an average of 2 points per match.

Gor Mahia

Individual

Accra Hearts of Oak

  • Ghana Independence Cup 2017

Assistant Coach

England U17

Rangers

Bristol City

References
  1. "New:Frank Nuttall interview". britishcoachesabroad.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Frank Nuttall: The British coach defying the odds abroad". 3 December 2015.
  3. "Latest News | Official Website of the Boro- Middlesbrough FC latest news, photos and videos".
  4. "Briton Frank Nuttall is new Gor Mahia coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "Hearts of Oak start pre-season training without Scottish coach Frank Nuttal". 4 December 2017.
  6. "Former Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttall arrives in Sudan to handle al Hilal Obeid". 22 October 2018.
  7. "Former Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttall joins Ethiopian side St George". Football Ghana. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. "Nuttall: Township Rollers FC appoints former Gor Mahia coach". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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