Teddy Sheringham named as Stevenage manager after leaving West Ham role
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Version 0 of 1. Teddy Sheringham has made his first foray into management by taking charge at Stevenage. The 49-year-old leaves his role as the attacking coach at West Ham to join the League Two club. The former Tottenham and Manchester United forward, who won 51 caps for England, replaces Graham Westley, whose contract expires on 31 May. Westley’s final game in charge was the play-off semi-final second-leg defeat to Southend, which they lost 4-2 on aggregate. A statement on the club’s website read: “Stevenage have confirmed that former Manchester United, Tottenham, West Ham and England international Teddy Sheringham will take over as manager in the summer. The 49-year old will arrive at the Lamex Stadium from West Ham where he spent last season as attacking coach.” West Ham paid tribute to their outgoing coach. They tweeted: “West Ham United would like to wish attacking coach Teddy Sheringham all the very best in his new role as Stevenage manager. The Hammers would like to thank Teddy for his hard work and contribution to the Hammers during the 2014-15 season.” Sheringham had a 25-year playing career, scoring 288 goals in 755 league games for nine clubs before retiring at the age of 42. He began his career with Millwall and had spells at Nottingham Forest and Tottenham before a four-year stint at Manchester United where he won three Premier League titles and the FA Cup. Sheringham, the oldest goalscorer and outfield player in Premier League history, will also be remembered for scoring an injury-time equaliser in United’s 1999 Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich. |