Wayne Rooney, 36, who is the’Legend striker’ of Manchester United (hereinafter referred to as Manchester United) and who has scored the most goals in the history of the English national football team, has been named as the command tower of Derby County in the English Championship (second division).
Derby County announced on the website on the 16th (KST) that “we have appointed Wayne Rooney as the new manager” and that “Rooney will lead the team for 2 years and 6 months until June 2023.”
Rooney, who played for Everton and Manchester United (formerly England), moved to the U.S. in 2018 and played two seasons for DC United before returning to the British stage when he moved to the England Championship (second division) Derby County in August 2019.
Rooney is a’Man U Legend’ who played 559 games and scored 253 goals during 13 seasons for Manchester United.
The England national team also competed in 120 A-match matches, scoring 53 goals and scoring the most goals of the English national team.
Rooney, who worked as a’playing coach’ wearing a derby county uniform, took over as a’temporary command tower’ and commanded the team when coach Philip Coquee was hardened by poor performance in November last year.
Rooney led the team as an acting manager and achieved 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in 9 regular league matches, and finally ascended to the official command tower with the confidence of the club.
“When I first returned to England, I was deeply impressed with the potential of Derby County,” said Rooney. “I will do everything I can to unlock the potential of the team I’ve been watching over the past 12 months.”
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