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Ian Mitchelmore

Swansea City icon Kris O'Leary makes senior step up as Roberto Martinez example cited

Kris O'Leary has made the permanent step up to first team coach at Swansea City.

The club icon was previously in charge of Swansea's Under-23s but slotted in to Russell Martin's backroom team on an interim basis following the exit of Luke Williams last term. And ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, it has been confirmed that O'Leary will link-up with Russell Martin and Matt Gill in the dugout on a permanent basis.

O'Leary has played a pivotal role in the development of young guns including Cameron Congreve, Joel Cotterill and Azeem Abdulai - who all featured in senior squads last season. And head coach Martin believes O'Leary's knowledge of the club makes him a perfect fit for the senior team's coaching set-up.

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