Ryan Giggs has left his role as director of football at Salford City as he eyes up a return to management.
It has been just over three years since Giggs was last in charge of a side. He left his post as Wales manager in June 2022 due to his arrest on suspicion of assault – a charge he was then cleared of.
The former Premier League winner has been Salford City’s director of football since early 2024, the club he used to co-own with the Class of 92 before a group led by Gary Neville and David Beckham took control.
Giggs has been spotted in the Ammies’ dugout before, as he has been helping out manager Karl Robinson on matchdays alongside his off-the-pitch duties, acting as one of Robinson’s assistant coaches.
The Welshman has now stepped away from the club, though, and believed to be on the lookout for another job in the managerial hotseat.
He has always been tipped for management, after Manchester United’s dismal spell under David Moyes in their first season after Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure, Giggs took the reigns as interim boss until the end of the season when Moyes was sacked in April 2014.
In his 4 games in temporary charge of the Red Devils, he won two, drew one and lost one.
Giggs was then appointed as the manager of the men’s Welsh national team in January 2018 following the departure of Chris Coleman to Sunderland, his first game being a 6-0 win over China.
In 2019, the Welsh legend only lost two games all year which led to his country qualifying for the 2020 European Championships.
However, due to postponement of the 2020 Euros due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Giggs would never manage a game for Wales at the tournament, as news of his arrest led to Rob Page taking temporary charge for the subsequent tournament in 2021.
Page ended up taking over permanently as Giggs resigned from the role in 2022 ahead of his trial.
After being cleared of all charges, Giggs returned to the game with Salford City but his resignation now indicates he is ready to get back into management.
In January Giggs publicly revealed his desire to get back into management, he said:
“I’ve always said that, eventually, I want to get back into management.”
“As a manager, you’re thinking about decisions that you’ve got to make, things that come out of the blue that you’re not expecting, so it is a stressful job, but for me at the moment I’m enjoying the thrill of being in the dugout, I’ve missed it.”
Salford City currently sit in third place in Sky Bet League Two, as the Ammies prepare to travel to Bristol Rovers on Saturday at 3PM.
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