Steve Bruce is eager to return to management

Steve Bruce, 63, is eager to return to club management after a 46-year break from football. Despite recent managerial exits, including Mauricio Pochettino's departure from Chelsea, Bruce remains passionate about the sport. He has managed over 1,000 games across 12 clubs and ranks among top managers in the Premier League era. Bruce believes his extensive experience should be valuable to any team and hopes that an owner or CEO would see his experience as key in managing teams.

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May 25, 2024

Steve Bruce, 63, is eager to return to club management, two years after departing from West Brom. Despite the precarious nature of the job, Bruce is undeterred by recent managerial exits, including Mauricio Pochettino’s surprising departure from Chelsea. Reflecting on the high turnover, Bruce remains passionate about the sport.

“This has been my longest break from the game in 46 years since leaving West Brom in October 2022,” Bruce stated. “You’d think the precarious nature of being a football manager might put me off, especially in a week which has seen Mauricio Pochettino surprisingly leave Chelsea.” He highlighted his pride in managing over 1,000 games across 12 clubs and his ranking among top managers in the Premier League era. Bruce believes his extensive experience should be valuable to any team, expressing his readiness to get back on the training pitch and work with players once more.

He said, “It’s something inbuilt in me — that adrenaline rush every time Saturday comes around. I am hugely proud to have managed over 1,000 games at 12 clubs. Only five managers since the start of the Premier League in 1992 have taken charge of more matches. I would hope to think an owner or CEO would see my experience as key in terms of being part of a management team or at the coal face itself.”