Colchester United are delighted to announce that Matt Bloomfield has been appointed the new First Team Head Coach.
Bloomfield joins from Wycombe Wanderers, where he was First Team Coach assisting Gareth Ainsworth for the League One Chairboys.
A long and distinguished playing career saw the midfielder make over 550 appearances for Wycombe over eighteen years, having started his career at Ipswich Town.
He captained the side to League One promotion, and then made sixteen appearances in Wycombe’s first ever season in the second tier before taking up a coaching role with the club.
Off the pitch during his playing days, Matt gained an Honours Degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting, and in the last year has also gained a Diploma in Football Management, as well as being a UEFA A Licence Coach.
He successfully came through the interview process in the past few days, and Dmitri Halajko, the U’s Sporting Director and the man leading the hunt for the new man, told the official website that Bloomfield was the stand-out candidate to lead the club forward.
“We had a long and detailed recruitment process and we had an outstanding candidate in Matt.”
“His values, football knowledge and expertise of ‘how to win’ really impressed us during the process and aligned with our vision.
“I welcome Matt to the club and can’t wait to start working with him. Matt will be involved in helping the team on Saturday to go and get three points away at AFC Wimbledon.”