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Northern Ireland appoint ex-QPR, Lincoln, Scunthorpe and Notts County player

Northern Ireland have this weekend chosen to appoint an ex-QPR, Lincoln, Scunthorpe and Notts County boss as their new player.

He has spent the past three years as Northern Ireland Under-21 manager, nurturing a long list of talented young players – many of whom have graduated to the full international panel.

Yes that man is Ian Baraclough, who has put pen to paper on an 18-month contract, and is set to lead Northern Ireland into a packed calendar of games including UEFA Nations League, the UEFA Euro 2020 play-off semi-final away to Bosnia-Herzegovina, UEFA Euro 2020 – should Northern Ireland qualify – and the next FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

He has spent the past three years as Northern Ireland Under-21 manager, nurturing a long list of talented young players – many of whom have graduated to the full international panel.

The new Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough said: “I was delighted to be linked to the job. To ultimately accept the role as the new Northern Ireland manager is an honour and a privilege. I couldn’t be more energised and excited to get going.”

Irish FA president David Martin said: “On behalf of everyone connected to the Irish FA, we wish Ian the warmest of welcomes and look forward to him being a key part of our team.”

Irish FA chief executive officer Patrick Nelson added: “I’m delighted to welcome Ian as our senior men’s team manager. He will help us build on recent success but also kickstart an exciting new era for the men’s senior team and the association. We hope to hit the ground running in his first competitive fixture this September versus Romania in the UEFA Nations League.”

In 2018, Baraclough led the the country’s U21 squad to impressive victories away to Spain and Iceland, earning them a second place finish in their qualifying group for the 2019 Euro Under-21 Championships, however narrowly missed out on a play-off place.

The 49-year-old had a 20-year playing career which saw him also play for Queens Park Rangers, Notts County and Scunthorpe United, before moving into management in 2010, taking up the reins at Scunthorpe where he spent a season in League One.

In 2012 he was appointed manager of Sligo Rovers and quickly brought success to the club, leading them to the league title in his first season at the helm, their first in 35 years. He also lifted the FAI Cup and the Setanta Cup in his two-year spell in charge.

He worked as a scout for Huddersfield having left Sligo in 2014 before moving to Scotland to manage Motherwell. He kept the Fir Park club in the Premiership after a play-off win over Rangers.

HIS CAREER STATS:

Player
1988–1991 – Leicester City
1990 → Wigan Athletic (loan) – 9 games (2 goals)
1990 → Grimsby Town (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
1991–1992 – Grimsby Town – 1 game (0 goals)
1992–1994 – Lincoln City – 73 games (10 goals)
1994–1995 – Mansfield Town – 47 games (5 goals)
1995–1998 – Notts County – 111 games (10 goals)
1998–2001 – Queens Park Rangers – 125 games (1 goal)
2001–2004 – Notts County – 101 games (7 goals)
2004–2008 – Scunthorpe United – 134 games (15 goals)
Total – 605 games (50 goals)

Teams managed
• Scunthorpe – 12 Sep 2010 until 16 Mar 2011 – managed 34 – won 8 – drew 4 – lost 22 – 23.5 % won
• Sligo – 27 Feb 2012 until 19 Jun 2014 – managed 111 – won 61 – drew 25 – lost 25 – 55.0 % won
• Motherwell – 13 Dec 2014 until 23 Sep 2015 – managed 34 – won 12 – drew 5 – lost 17 – 35.3 % won
• Northern Ireland U21 – 5 May 2017 until 27 Jun 2020 – managed 17 – won 8 – drew 5 – lost 4 – 47.1 % won
• Northern Ireland – 27 Jun 2020 until Present
Total – managed 196 games – won 89 – drew 39 – lost 68 – 45.4 % win

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