Gareth Jennings
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| Born | Derby, Derbyshire England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Jennings is an English football director, coach, technical advisor and former player. He is the technical director of the UAE Pro League, technical advisor on the board at EFL League Two club Grimsby Town and a member of the technical advisory board of the Welsh Football Association. He also sits on the Technical Committee of the Association of Sporting Directors.
As a player he was a midfielder who was contracted to Stoke City and Portsmouth as a professional. He has previously worked for FIFA as Head of Technical Leadership and technical expert, as well as worked as Academy Director at Leicester City, Bristol City and Stoke City. He has also held roles with the English Football Association and New Zealand Football.