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Michael Duff
Michael Duff
Personal information
Full name: Michael James Duff
Date of birth: 11 January 1978 (1978-01-11) (age 47)
Place of birth:    Belfast, Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position: Centre back
Club information
Current club Flag of England Huddersfield Town (head coach)
Youth clubs

1995–1996
Flag of England Darlington
Flag of England Carterton Town
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1996–2004
1996–1997
2004–2016
Total
Flag of England Cheltenham Town
Flag of EnglandCirencester Town (loan)
Flag of England Burnley
300 0(15)
00 00
342 00(7)
642 0(22)   
National team
2003
2002–2012
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Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
0000(0)
024 00(0)
Teams managed
2016–2018
2018–2022
2022–2023
2023
2024–
Flag of England Burnley (academy)
Flag of England Cheltenham Town
Flag of England Barnsley
Flag of Wales Swansea City
Flag of England Huddersfield Town

Michael James Duff (born 11 January 1978) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of Huddersfield Town.

In a professional playing career spanning from 1996 to 2016, in which he made over 600 appearances, Duff played as a defender for Cheltenham Town, Cirencester Town (on loan) and Burnley, winning three Premier League promotions with the latter. He played in each of the top eight tiers of English football in ascending order. At international level, Duff earned 24 caps for Northern Ireland.

After retiring as a player, Duff coached at Burnley's academy before becoming manager of Cheltenham Town in 2018. In 2021, he led Cheltenham to their first automatic promotion from League Two as champions. He was appointed head coach of Barnsley in 2022, leading them to the League One play-off final in his first season. One month later, Duff was named head coach of Swansea City before being dismissed in December 2023.

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