Birmingham have announced the appointment of Tottenham coach Chris Davies as their new manager.
The 39-year-old rejected the chance to manage his former employers Swansea last season, but has now made the step up to being no. 1 at St Andrew’s.
Davies has signed a four-year contract and joins with immediate effect from Tottenham after the two parties agreed compensation.
The Watford-born coach was senior assistant at Spurs having joined the club to work with Ange Postecoglou last summer.
After retiring from playing football at the age of 19 due to an arthritic condition in his foot, Davies went on to get his coaching licences.
He enjoyed spells as an assistant at Swansea, as well as holding jobs at Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester – all under Brendan Rodgers – as well as being a first team coach at his former club Reading.
Birmingham City Owner and Chairman of the Board, Tom Wagner, said: “I am delighted to welcome Chris to Blues. He is widely respected in the game and fulfils our goal to appoint an ambitious, progressive coach.
“He is motivated to help redefine the club, the culture, and the
playing identity. From our first meeting, it was clear we were aligned on values and shared the ambition for Blues.
“Chris will thrive in the high-performance environment that is being created at the club. He wants to be at Birmingham City and is committed to winning.
“I would like to thank both Tom Brady for his support and involvement, and the Football Leadership Team for their diligent approach in identifying our next Manager. They have conducted a robust process and we have appointed a top operator to take us forward.”
Birmingham have made their sixth managerial change in eight months.
John Eustace was controversially sacked for Wayne Rooney in October.
The former England star’s tenure saw Birmingham sink from sixth in the table to 20th, leading to his dismissal in January.
Steve Spooner then came in on a temporary basis.
Rooney’s permanent replacement, Tony Mowbray, was then taken ill, leading Mark Venus to step in as caretaker.
Former Blues manager Gary Rowett then came in until the end of the season.
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He was unable to save Birmingham from relegation to League One – a division they have not played in since 1995 – going down third from bottom on the final day of the season.
Mowbray then announced he could no longer continue in the role come the end of the season due to his ongoing health issues.