John O’Shea has been appointed interim head coach of the Republic of Ireland.
The Football Association of Ireland says it will appoint a permanent head coach in early April after the contract of the previous boss Stephen Kenny was not renewed when it expired last November.
Paul Clement, the former Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid assistant manager, is one of the names under consideration for the job.
O’Shea will take charge of Ireland’s two March friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland and be assisted by Paddy McCarthy, who currently works as a coach at Crystal Palace.
O’Shea, former Man Utd, Sunderland and Reading player, won 118 caps for Ireland and is third on the all-time list of appearances. He rejoins the FAI having been an assistant coach under Kenny and worked as the U21 assistant manager to Jim Crawford.
John O’Shea worked under Wayne Rooney at Birmingham
The 42-year-old also has coaching experience in domestic football with Reading, Stoke City and most recently Birmingham City.
Ireland failed to qualify for Euro 2024 after finishing second-bottom in their group with six points from eight matches.
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