Home Football Hull City announces Ruben Selles as the new head coach at the MKM Stadium, replacing Tim Walter

Hull City announces Ruben Selles as the new head coach at the MKM Stadium, replacing Tim Walter

The Spaniard has stepped down as Reading manager and has signed a two-and-a-half year cont...

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:22 AM

The Spaniard has stepped down as Reading manager and has signed a two-and-a-half year contract to become the new head coach at the MKM Stadium. The club also has the option to extend his contract for an additional season.

He replaces Tim Walter, who was sacked on November 27 after just 18 games in charge.

Selles said: "I am really happy. When the possibility to come here became real, my eyes were on Hull City.

"I know the team, the club, the history and I'm looking forward to starting my journey with the team.

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"I saw a lot of similarities with where we are as technical staff and what we want to do for the present and the future, and that's why I decided to come.

"From now, we go all in, all together, every single time, 100 per cent. There is no tomorrow; every day is important, every action is important. We're going to fight for every inch together."

Former Tigers defender Andy Dawson - brother of ' Michael Dawson - had been in charge in the interim and he oversaw the 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium last weekend.

Hull are currently on a run of five consecutive Championship defeats and are without a win since October 1. They sit 22nd in the table as a result, two points from safety.

Selles, 41, was named as Paul Ince's successor at the Madejski Stadium in June 2023 and he guided Reading to a 16th-placed finish in their first season in the third tier since 2001/02.

His exit will come as a significant blow to the Royals, given they sit sixth in Sky Bet League One ahead of a busy Christmas period, having won five of their last eight league games.