Gareth Southgate’s England sidekick Steve Holland ‘to take first ever manager’s job at World Cup final hosts’

FORMER England assistant boss Steve Holland has reportedly landed his first managerial job.

The coach spent eight years with the Three Lions as Gareth Southgate‘s right hand man.

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Steve Holland was England assistant boss under Steve Holland[/caption]

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He has been out of work since leaving alongside Southgate in the summer but is now set to be appointed manager of Japanese side Yokohama F.Marinos, according to The Athletic.

It will be Holland‘s first official managerial role, having been an assistant for the last 16 years.

Prior to that he had a stint at Crewe where his role as first-team coach saw him act as a de facto manager.

He then had a brief spell at Stoke before spending four years at Chelsea where he worked under Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Rafa Benitez.

Holland, 54, will be tasked with getting Yokohama back up the table, with the club dropping from their second-paced finish last season to ninth this term.

Previous boss Harry Kewell was sacked in July after winning just 13 out of 33 games in charge.

That was unacceptable for a club who have won the J1 League five times – most recently in 2022.

They are also minority-owned by City Football Group, with Nissan the majority shareholder, and play at the 2002 World Cup final stadium.

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Ange Postecoglou had a spell at Yokohama and led the club to the league title in 2019 before moving to Celtic.

Meanwhile Southgate is still out of work after leaving England though was linked with the Manchester United job before Ruben Amorim took charge.