| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Knapper | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City (Sporting director) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–2009 | Scunthorpe United (Performance analyst) | ||
| 2009–2023 | Arsenal (Football Analyst) | ||
| 2019–2023 | Arsenal (Loans manager) | ||
| 2023– | Norwich City (Sporting director) | ||
Ben Knapper is an English football manager who is the current sporting director of EFL Championship club Norwich City.[1] He was previously the loans manager at Arsenal.
Career[edit]
In 2008, Knapper graduated from the University of Hull with a degree in Sports Coaching and Performance.[2][3] In 2007, he was appointed analyst of English second tier side Scunthorpe United.[4]
In 2019, he was appointed loan manager of Arsenal in the English Premier League.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
On 6 October 2023, Norwich City announced that Knapper will become the club’s new sporting director on 13 November 2023, replacing the outgoing sporting director Stuart Webber.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Norwich City announce Ben Knapper as Sporting Director". Norwich City F.C. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Ben Knapper".
- ^ "How University of Hull helped launch graduate's Premier League dream with Arsenal". hulldailymail.co.uk. 6 April 2021.
- ^ "From the University of Hull to Arsenal: The graduate inspiring today's students". thehullstory.com.
- ^ "Who is Ben Knapper? Arsenal's new loan move manager hoping to repeat the success of Reiss Nelson". football.london. 7 January 2019.
- ^ "How Smith Rowe and more have been boosted by Ben Knapper - the loan manager who could become Arsenal's next technical director". goal.com.
- ^ "How Arsenal choose to send their young players on loan: trusted clubs, coaches and Dragons' Den-style presentations". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Inside Arsenal's impressive new loan system". m.allfootballapp.com.
- ^ "Arsenal promote football analyst Ben Knapper to newly created Loan Manager role". independent.co.uk. 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Meet the 23 people in Unai Emery's first-team staff who can drive Arsenal to success this season". inkl.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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