Michael Skubala (born 31 October 1982) is an English

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coach who is the first team coach for Premier League club Leeds United.

Career

Skubala began his career in 2005 working at

Lutterworth College Lutterworth College is a large 11–19 non-selective, inclusive, comprehensive, Church of England Secondary School and Sixth Form College with academy status. Lutterworth College is situated in the rural market town of Lutterworth in the distr ...

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. Alongside his job at the school, he had a number of coaching jobs including assistant manager at county club

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and in the academies of

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

and Nottingham Forest. At the same time, he was head futsal coach at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

, before subsequently breaking into the FA’s set-up, where he became head coach for

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between 2017 and 2021, guiding them to their highest world ranking in two decades. In July 2022, he was appointed head coach of

Leeds United F.C. Reserves and Youth Team Leeds United Football Club Under–21s is the most senior of Leeds United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. As of the 2022–23 season, they play in the Premier League 2 Division 2, the second tier of the Professional Developmen ...

. In February 2023, Skubala was appointed co-interim head coach of English Premier League side Leeds United, alongside coaches

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and Chris Armas after the sacking of Head Coach Jesse Marsch. After drawing their first game away at Manchester United, it was announced that Skubala would remain in charge for a second match. The club announced he would continue in the role whilst the search for a permanent manager continued, and Skubala said he did not see the temporary role as an 'opportunity' for him. After the appointment of Javi Gracia as head coach, Skubala was promoted to first-team coach at Leeds.

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* 1982 births Living people English football managers Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff Leeds United F.C. managers Premier League managers English educators {{England-footy-bio-stub