30-04-2025
Shiels leaves Coleraine job ahead of Euro play-off
Dean Shiels has left his role as Coleraine head coach ahead of the club's European play-off on 7 was appointed in May 2024 and guided the Bannsiders to fifth in the Irish Premiership as the club transitioned into full-time a spell as Oran Kearney's assistant, the 40-year-old stepped up to head coach at the Showgrounds after his brother-in-law moved into a director of football role at the Derry City manager Ruaidhri Higgins in the frontrunner to take over from Shiels and could be in position for the European play-off semi-final on Wednesday, 7 May. The Bannsiders will face either Crusaders or Irish Cup semi-finalists Dungannon Swifts in the O'Connor, Shiels' assistant coach, has also left the Showgrounds.
