Richard Wilford, BBC WM's Birmingham City reporter. Blues spent part of the 2019-20 season under an English Football League investigation on a financial misconduct charge, but that was dismissed in March. The Spaniard, 43, has been allowed to leave the Championship club to "explore other coaching opportunities". — Birmingham City FC (at ) (@BCFC) June 8, 2020. Pep Clotet had a spell as manager of Oxford United before joining the coaching staff at Birmingham. But the virus may also have made up Pep's mind to move on. [23] He became caretaker head coach in June 2019 after Monk was sacked;[24] ahead of the November meeting between Birmingham and Monk's new club, Sheffield Wednesday, Monk claimed he had made an "error of judgment" in working with Clotet, suggested he was untrustworthy, and refused to shake his hand. Josep Clotet Ruiz (born 28 April 1977) is a Spanish football coach who was most recently the head coach of English Championship club Birmingham City. Last updated on 8 June 20208 June 2020.From the section Birmingham. [25] After six months, during which Clotet made a start on implementing the board's footballing philosophy as well as demonstrating "coaching expertise, man-management and leadership skills, allied to exemplary professional conduct", and integrated the 16-year-old Jude Bellingham into a regular role in the first team, he was appointed as head coach on a permanent basis. Blues are eight points clear of the relegation zone with nine matches still to play. [31], "Pep Clotet becomes Oxford United manager", "Leeds United v Oxford United – All you need to know about the Whites' final pre-season friendly", "El RCD Espanyol "B" de Josep Clotet regresa a la actividad", "Clotet, extècnic del Figueres, dirigirà el filial del Màlaga", "Las tres sorpresas del arranque liguero", "Dean Smith leaves Walsall to take Brentford job", "Taught by Pochettino, a Catalan manager called Pep wants promotion and a legacy", "Swansea coaches leave club following departure of manager Garry Monk", "Swansea City: Pep Clotet, James Beattie and Kris O'Leary leave club", "Garry Monk resigns as Leeds United head coach with Aitor Karanka job swap on the cards", "Garry Monk: Leeds United head coach resigns after one season", "Leeds United news: 'He was the perfect man to bridge the gap between last season' – Fans sad to see Pep Clotet leave after Thomas Christiansen's appointment", "Birmingham City appoint Garry Monk as manager", "Garry Monk: Birmingham City sack manager after 15 months at club", "Garry Monk: Sheffield Wednesday boss critical of Birmingham manager Pep Clotet", "Pep Clotet: Birmingham City appoint caretaker as new head coach", "Birmingham City football club match record: League Championship 2020", "Scott Hogan interview: The Aston Villa loanee seizing a second chance with Birmingham", "Pep Clotet: Birmingham City head coach to leave role at end of season", "Pep Clotet: Birmingham City boss leaves club immediately", "Conte, el 3–4–3 y un ataque para ganar la Premier / Conte's 3–4–3 & his master plan to secure the Premier League crown", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pep_Clotet&oldid=976707915, Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England, Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden, Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Norway, Articles with short description added by PearBOT 5, Short description is different from Wikidata, Association footballers not categorized by position, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only, This page was last edited on 4 September 2020, at 14:28. Chief executive Dong Ren said: "Pep will depart with our very best wishes. against the independent disciplinary commission's decision. At times, this led to compromise in order to put points on the board. Born in Barcelona, Catalonia[2] Clotet only appeared for local amateurs CF Igualada as a player. [4], Clotet began the 2006–07 season with another side in his native region, UE Figueres, being fired after only nine matches as they eventually suffered relegation from Segunda División B. Pep Clotet will leave his position as Birmingham City head coach at the end of the season. Clotet returned to senior football in the 2009–10 Segunda División B campaign with Espanyol's reserves. Before his new club Sheffield Wednesday played Blues in November, Monk said he had made an "error of judgement" in working with Clotet.