Steve Bruce

English football player and manager

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September 2024 After winning his first four matches in charge of Blackpool, Steve Bruce was named EFL League One Manager of the Month for September 2024.
September 3 2024 Steve Bruce was appointed as the manager of Blackpool on September 3, 2024.
October 10 2022 His managerial role at West Bromwich Albion concluded on October 10, 2022.
February 3 2022 Steve Bruce was appointed manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion, replacing Valérien Ismaël, and signed an 18-month contract.
2021 Steve Bruce left Newcastle United in November following the club's takeover by the Public Investment Fund.
2021 During the following season, which was mostly played behind closed doors, Steve Bruce guided Newcastle United to a 12th place finish.
October 20 2021 Steve Bruce left Newcastle United by mutual consent after receiving a reported £8 million payout for the remainder of his contract.
October 17 2021 Steve Bruce reached a milestone as he became only the 34th manager in modern English football to take charge of 1,000 competitive matches, although Newcastle lost 3–2 to Tottenham Hotspur in that match.
April 2021 Steve Bruce was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month for April 2021.
2020 In Steve Bruce's first season as manager, Newcastle United finished 13th in the Premier League despite being tipped for relegation, with the season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Steve Bruce made six signings for Newcastle United, including breaking the club's transfer record by securing Joelinton from 1899 Hoffenheim for £40 million.
2019 Steve Bruce intended to publish a new autobiography; however, it was postponed indefinitely following the deaths of his parents.
July 2019 Steve Bruce resigned from his position at Sheffield Wednesday after holding talks with Premier League club Newcastle United regarding their managerial vacancy.
July 17 2019 Steve Bruce's appointment as the new manager of Newcastle United was confirmed.
February 1 2019 Steve Bruce was hired as the manager of Sheffield Wednesday on February 1, 2019.
January 2019 Steve Bruce was appointed manager of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, effective from the start of February 2019.
January 27 2019 During an FA Cup match, pundits Danny Murphy and Ruud Gullit criticized Steve Bruce for his delay in taking up his managerial position at Sheffield Wednesday after a 3–0 defeat to Chelsea.
2018 In the 2017–18 season, Aston Villa secured a play-off place and reached the final, but lost 1–0 to Fulham, missing out on promotion to the Premier League.
October 3 2018 His tenure at Aston Villa ended on October 3, 2018.
October 2 2018 Aston Villa drew 3–3 at home to Preston North End after surrendering a two-goal lead, leading to discontent among fans.
2016 Hull City finished the season in fourth place in the Championship, qualifying for the play-offs.
2016 In his second match in charge, Aston Villa secured their first win in 11 games by defeating Reading, marking their first away win in 14 months.
October 12 2016 Steve Bruce was appointed manager of Championship club Aston Villa.
July 2016 Steve Bruce was interviewed by The Football Association regarding the vacant position of manager of England.
July 2016 Steve Bruce announced his resignation as manager of Hull City amid frustrations over a lack of transfer activity.
July 22 2016 He left Hull City on July 22, 2016.
May 28 2016 Hull City secured promotion to the Premier League with a 1–0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final, thanks to a goal from Mohamed Diamé.
January 2016 Steve Bruce was awarded the Championship Manager of the Month after leading Hull to four victories.
2015 Hull City was relegated to the Championship after a 0–0 draw against Manchester United, which was critical for avoiding relegation.
March 2015 Steve Bruce signed a three-year contract extension with Hull City.
2014 Steve Bruce led Hull City to the FA Cup Final.
2013 Under Bruce's management, Hull City achieved promotion to the Premier League after finishing second in the Championship.
July 2012 Steve Bruce signed his son, Alex, as a professional footballer for Hull City, having previously managed him at Birmingham City.
June 8 2012 Steve Bruce was appointed as manager of Championship club Hull City on a three-year contract.
2011 Steve Bruce was appointed manager of Hull City and led the club to two promotions to the Premier League.
November 30 2011 Bruce was dismissed as manager of Sunderland following a poor run of form, with the team placed 16th in the Premier League.
February 25 2011 Bruce signed an extension to his contract with Sunderland, keeping him at the club until 2014.

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