Former Watford first team coach Omer Riza is set to take up a new challenge with Championship rivals Cardiff City, the Watford Observer understands.
Former Watford first team coach Omer Riza is set to take up a new challenge with one of the Hornets’ Championship rivals.understands the 44-year-old is poised to join Cardiff City as first team coach and the Bluebirds are expected to confirm his appointment later this week.
Riza has been without a club since he was sacked as assistant first-team coach following Valerien Ismael’s dismissal as Hornets boss in March. The former Arsenal player had been promoted to first-team duties following Ismael’s arrival at Vicarage Road, having first joined the club in August 2018 as an Academy coach, initially working with the Under-16s before moving up to work with the Under-23s under Hayden Mullins.He also worked at the FA as England Under-17s assistant coach from 2019 to 2023 until he was promoted to the first-team staff at Watford.
Reports in Wales state Cardiff boss Erol Bulut has been eager to strengthen his backroom team this summer after they finished 12th in the Championship last season, three places and six points above Watford.We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
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