Tottenham legend Jermain Defoe has been formally named the brand new supervisor of Nationwide League aspect Woking Soccer Membership.
The appointment, confirmed by the membership, marks Defoe’s first everlasting step into senior administration after constructing his teaching credentials inside the Tottenham academy and serving as a player-coach at Rangers below Steven Gerrard.
Woking Soccer Membership is happy to substantiate the appointment of Jermain Defoe because the membership’s new Supervisor. ??
— Woking Soccer Membership (@wokingfc) March 29, 2026
Jermain Defoe has beforehand revealed dream to handle Tottenham
Whereas Defoe is absolutely dedicated to the duty at hand in Surrey, he has by no means hidden his final teaching ambitions.
Talking beforehand to the Day by day Mail, the prolific former striker admitted that returning to his beloved Spurs in a managerial capability could be ‘wonderful’.
He stated: “It will be wonderful to handle Tottenham. And the loopy factor about soccer is you by no means know. A chance may very well be across the nook.”
Defoe stays some of the beloved figures in Tottenham’s fashionable historical past.
Over two spells at White Hart Lane, he netted 143 objectives, making him the sixth-highest goalscorer within the membership’s historical past.
Whereas he may nonetheless land his dream function in a while in his profession, for now, the duty in hand is a promotion push with the Cardinals, the place he’ll look to show he has what it takes to change into a prime class supervisor.
Spurs managerial search continues after Igor Tudor exit
The information of Defoe’s appointment comes at a chaotic time for his former membership.
Tottenham are at present scouring the marketplace for their third supervisor of the season following the departure of Igor Tudor on Sunday.
With Spurs sitting only one level above the Premier League relegation zone, the emptiness is seen as some of the high-pressure roles in European soccer.
Roberto De Zerbi is their prime goal, with Spurs reportedly pushing arduous to safe him instantly.
Sean Dyche, Glen Hoddle and another names stay short-term candidates if Roberto De Zerbi shouldn’t be satisfied for the function at this stage.
