Michael Bridges

Where is Michael Bridges now?

After a career which was unfortunately hampered by injury, Michael Bridges retired from playing at the end of the 2013-14 season after spending five years with Australian side Newcastle Jets.

Despite the interruptions he still made over 400 first-team appearances for 11 clubs including two spells at Sunderland where he won promotion to the Premier League on three occasions.

He was also part of the successful Carlisle United side which won the Football League Two title in 2006.

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Upon retiring from playing Bridges moved to Australia on a full-time basis and started coaching Newcastle’s Emerging Jets under-18’s side as well as assisting with the coaching of the senior side.

He left the role in January 2015 after three important members of the coaching staff and five key players were sacked after they were accused of undermining the head coach.

Alongside his coaching he worked in the media as a pundit for numerous channels including Fox Sports Australia, Wide World of Sports and SBS.

In January 2016, having obtained his coaching badges, Bridges returned to the UK putting out feelers for a potential return as a coach or manager and took advantage of his time in the UK to do some media work with a two week stint as an analyst on Channel 5’s football league show.

Bridges continues to work in the media as an expert football pundit on the Premier League for Optus Sports as well as the the BBC North East and Cumbria news team.

In November 2020 he was appointed as head coach of Australian semi-professional side Edgeworth Eagles on a part-time basis but left the following year.

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Michael Bridges: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionForward
Appearances87
Goals22
Yellow Cards11
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forLeeds United, Newcastle United, Sunderland

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 10 November 2023 by Admin