Head Coach
Des Buckingham
Coaching Staff
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Biography
Date of birth
07/02/1985
Signed
Des became Men’s First Team Head Coach on 16th November 2023.
Oxford born, he began his coaching career with Oxford United at the age of 18, progressing through the age-groups before eventually working with the men’s first team under Chris Wilder.
He moved to Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand in 2014, becoming the youngest coach in A-League history at the age of 31, before a spell with Stoke City’s U23 team. Des returned to New Zealand as Head Coach of the U20 and U23 teams, during which time he was also the Assistant Coach to the All Whites’ first team.
In September 2020, Buckingham joined A-League club Melbourne City as Assistant Coach after being identified by City Football Group, before being appointed as the Head Coach of Indian Super League team Mumbai City in October 2021.
During his time in charge, Mumbai City won the league in 2023 breaking fifteen records on the way, including the most points and goals scored in a single season, best goal difference, most league wins, and the longest winning streak in the history of the competition with an 18-match run. In May 2023, Buckingham was voted Coach of the Year by the Indian Players Football Association.
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