{"id":8042,"date":"2011-12-07T14:31:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/sunderland-add-to-backroom-staff\/"},"modified":"2011-12-07T14:31:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T14:31:59","slug":"sunderland-add-to-backroom-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/07\/sunderland-add-to-backroom-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland add to backroom staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Martin Martin O’Neill managed Celtic and Aston Villa before joining Sunderland<\/span> <\/p>\n

New Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has added Hibernian’s head of performance Jim Henry to his staff.<\/p>\n

O’Neill was appointed as successor to Steve Bruce<\/a> at the Premier League club at the weekend.<\/p>\n

“Hibernian can confirm head of performance Jim Henry has left the club,” they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“He joins Martin O’Neill’s new backroom team at Sunderland with immediate effect. The club would like to thank Jim for his contribution.”<\/p>\n

A former Scottish judo international, Henry worked with O’Neill at Celtic and Aston Villa before joining Hibernian in November 2010.<\/p>\n

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O’Neill took over team affairs at the Stadium of Light on Monday, having watched Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by Wolves<\/a> at Molineux from the stands.<\/p>\n

The 59-year-old will be in charge for Sunday’s match against fellow strugglers Blackburn.<\/p>\n

Sunderland are 17th in the Premier League, one point off the relegation places, having won only twice this season.<\/p>\n

O’Neill has already appointed Steve Walford as his first-team coach and Seamus McDonagh as goalkeeping coach. They replace Eric Black and Nigel Spink from Bruce’s backroom team.<\/p>\n

Walford has previously worked with O’Neill at Wycombe, Celtic and Aston Villa. McDonagh, who also worked with the Northern Irishman at Villa, has moved from Hull City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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