Southgate decided to step away from the England post after their Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
Gareth Southgate has already secured a new role in football, just weeks after stepping down as England manager.
In the wake of their Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain in July, the 53-year-old announced that he was resigning from his role as England boss.
Having spent eight years at the helm, he said: “As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play for England and to manage England. It has meant everything to me, and I have given it my all.”
He added: “But it’s time for change, and for a new chapter. Sunday’s final in Berlin against Spain was my final game as England manager.”
Southgate, who took charge of the national side in 2016, was offered the chance to become a pundit following his efforts on the international stage.
But he has decided to become a technical observer for UEFA – a role he is expected to start in the coming months.
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So what does the role involve? Southgate and his fellow technical observers will analyse games from a coaching perspective to help UEFA spot new trends in football to improve coaching education.
After each game, they will compile a report on the match, using video and data to illustrate technical and tactical features.
Southgate will also have access to multiple camera angles – broadcast images, tactical and behind-goals footage – which can be injected into the report.
A number of managers have already taken part in the project, including Fabio Capello, Avram Grant and Frank de Boer, who were all technical observers at Euro 2024.
Southgate has already worked as a technical director for UEFA, when he contributed to a report for last season’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
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Former Everton and Wigan boss Roberto Martínez, an experienced club competition technical observer, has previously explained the job.
“Instead of just watching the game for a specific reason – in my capacity as a national team coach – you are watching it in a more holistic way and appreciating the development of the game and the competition itself,” he said.
“It could be different types of performance – from young players, for example – or the way the competition getting tougher physically and cuter tactically with the new trends within the competition.”
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