


Michael Beale (born 4 September 1980) is an English football manager who was most recently head coach of Championship club Sunderland.
Beale played football as a youth, but retired at 21 and became a coach. He worked for Chelsea, Liverpool and São Paulo. After stints working as first team coach with Steven Gerrard at Rangers and Aston Villa, Beale became manager of Queens Park Rangers in June 2022. He left QPR after five months to become manager of Rangers, but was sacked from that role in October 2023. Beale subsequently joined Sunderland in December 2023, lasting 12 games in charge, before being sacked in February 2024.
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Former Youth Teams ![]()
1998-2001 |
2001-2001 |
2012-2017 Coach |
2017-2017 Assistant Manager |
2017-2018 Coach |
2018-2021 Assistant Manager |
2021-2022 Assistant Manager |
2022-2022 Manager |
2022-2023 Manager |
2023-2024 Manager |





