Jon Rudkin (born 13 January 1968) is an

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currently working for

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and

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as its Director of Football, alongside his role as Academy Director.

Leicester City

Youth roles

Rudkin was appointed the Academy Manager at

in June 2003 having previously been a schoolboy in the City youth system himself when he was 16 and working as a youth coach since 1998. After working as a coach on a part-time basis Rudkin took up the full-time post of Head Coach at the then centre of excellence. During that period Leicester produced a number of outstanding talents which have progressed from the Academy to local radio– including

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and

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. Rudkin holds the

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Pro licence and has completed the Academy Director's licence. On 29 August 2007, he jointly took over managerial responsibility of Leicester after

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left by mutual consent. Rudkin has since overseen the development of players through the

youth academy such as

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and

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. All five having gained international recognition in the form of either a full international cap or an Under-21 international cap.

Director of Football

On 14 December 2014, Rudkin replaced the outgoing Terry Robinson as director of football. Since his appointment Rudkin has received criticism from Leicester fans for missing out on a number of transfer targets. This culminated in an embarrassing episode for the club in August 2017, where transfer documentation was sent to the Football Association 14 seconds too late to complete the signing of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Adrien Silva. This is despite Rudkin having sanctioned the sale of midfielder Danny Drinkwater to Chelsea only minutes earlier."Leicester City Makes Change In Director Of Football Role"
Leicester City F.C. Retrieved on 14 December 2014. On 2016, Rudkin served as director of the

under the King Power International Group. On deadline day 2023, yet another transfer issue occurred at Leicester under Rudkin’s watchful eye, as multiple transfer deals for out-of-favour striker Patson Daka fell through, reportedly due to Rudkin’s own mismanagement. The blunder left the club bereft of funds, and the player in a squad where he was fourth-choice striker.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Profile on LCFC.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rudkin, Jon 1965 births Living people English football managers Leicester City F.C. managers English Football League managers Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff