Mark Bonner has at this time signed a brand new long-term contract as Head Coach at Cambridge United…
Under Mark Bonner’s tutelage, the U’s have loved an amazing three seasons of progress and progress, together with promotion into League One, a highest league end since 1993/94 and a dramatic survival bid final season after a exceptional finish to the league marketing campaign.
He is the sixth longest serving Manager within the EFL and now indicators a brand new contract to additional reinforce his and the Club’s dedication to one another.
Paul Barry, Majority Owner, mentioned, “We are all more than happy that Mark has signed this new contract. He may be very proficient coach and a unbelievable chief of this soccer membership – somebody who has been a vital a part of our recent previous and has a giant position to play in our future.
“We won’t be giving any further details but this should be seen as further evidence of our shared ambition and desire at every level of the Club to push forward further together.”
Mark Bonner mentioned, “I’m so happy to have signed a brand new long-term contract with this nice membership.
“Everyone is aware of how a lot Cambridge United means to me and I’m actually excited by our potential.
“Our mindset is to maintain shifting forwards and making progress, and while our progress in recent years has been pretty fast, all of us imagine that rather more can lie forward for us.
“To be trusted to contribute to that within the coming years is an honour and I’m extraordinarily grateful to the Owners and Board for his or her loyalty, belief and help and handing me that duty.
“We have gotten nice folks at each a part of this soccer membership. We are humble sufficient to know who we’re, sincere sufficient to know the scale of the challenges forward and what it can take to progress, however on the identical time bold and hungry to enhance.
“Together with our fans we face the future as ever with enthusiasm, hard work and collective endeavour within the values we have developed as a football club.”
Mark Bonner’s Cambridge United journey started on the Club’s Football within the Community scheme in 2002, earlier than shifting onto the Centre of Excellence in 2004.
After six years away with Southend United’s Academy, he returned to the U’s in 2011 as U18s Head Coach, previous to being promoted to Academy Manager in 2013.
After seven years throughout the youth-set up, he was appointed Assistant Head Coach of the First Team in 2018 and after two interim spells in-charge, was named Head Coach on a everlasting foundation in 2020.
