Russell Martin

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Born
1986 (40 years old)
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Brighton, England

Position
Manager

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
White

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Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight
72.56

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Soccer

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Leicester City

League
English League 1

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Russell Kenneth Alexander Martin (born 4 January 1986) is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of EFL League One club Leicester City. Born in England, he represented Scotland at international level.

A former defender, Martin began his playing career at Brighton & Hove Albion's youth academy. He established himself at Wycombe Wanderers in 2004, before moving to Peterborough United in 2008. Martin joined Norwich City in 2010 and made 309 appearances for the club. He then had brief spells with Rangers, Walsall and Milton Keynes Dons. During his playing career, Martin won five promotions (including two promotions to the Premier League) and was named in the 2014–15 Championship Team of the Year by the Professional Footballers' Association.

Martin moved into management in 2019 with Milton Keynes Dons and became head coach of Swansea City in 2021. Two years later, he was appointed manager of Southampton, whom he guided to Premier League promotion before being dismissed the following season. In June 2025, he was appointed head coach of Rangers, but was dismissed four months later.

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English Football League 1	Norwich	2009-2010

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Former Youth Teams

Brighton	2003-2004	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Wycombe	2004-2008	Permanent	-	-
Lewes	2004	Permanent	-	-
Peterboro	2008-2010	Permanent	-	-
Norwich	2009-2010	Loan	-	-
Norwich	2010-2018	Permanent	-	-
Scotland	2011-2017	International	-	-
Walsall	2018-2019	Permanent	-	-
Rangers	2018	Loan	-	-
Milton Keynes Dons	2019	Permanent	-	-