| Mike Dodds | |
| Fullname: | Mike Smith Thomson Dodds |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1986 |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Managerclubs1: | Birmingham City (academy coach) |
| Manageryears1: | 2009–2020 |
| Managerclubs2: | Birmingham City (academy manager) |
| Manageryears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Manageryears3: | 2021–2023 |
| Managerclubs3: | Sunderland (head of individual player development) |
| Manageryears4: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs4: | Sunderland (caretaker) |
| Manageryears5: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs5: | Sunderland (caretaker) |
| Manageryears6: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs6: | Sunderland (assistant) |
| Manageryears7: | 2024 |
| Managerclubs7: | Sunderland (interim) |
Mike Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach, who was most recently interim head coach of Sunderland.
At the age of 18, Dodds joined Coventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring his UEFA B License whilst still at college.[1] In 2009, Dodds joined Birmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham.[2] During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduates Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray and Jude Bellingham.[1]
In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to join Sunderland as head of individual player development.[2] On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the sacking of Lee Johnson and again following the sacking of Tony Mowbray.[3] On 19 February 2024, he was once again appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Michael Beale.[4]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland (interim) | 2 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | |||||
| Sunderland (interim) | 4 December 2023 | 18 December 2023 | |||||
| Sunderland (interim) | 19 February 2024 | 4 May 2024 | |||||
| Total | |||||||