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Arsenal official: David Hosman serves as youth training coach and leads teams to participate in youth Champions League and other events

3:20pm, 20 September 2025Football

September 19 According to Arsenal's official news, David Hosman (second from left) served as the club's elite player development coach for the professional development stage.

Under the guidance of youth training director Luke Hobbs and youth training manager Merte Sack, David Hosman will work closely with the youth training coaching teams of career development stage Ken Gillard and U21 head coach Max Porter to jointly lead the U19 echelon's Youth Champions League and England League Championships.

As an experienced certified coach, David Hosman has a UEFA professional license and has served as coaching positions in Southampton, Watford, Bristol Wanderers, Gran Forest Wanderers and Manchester United.

David has directed the opening match of the Youth Champions League against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday and will take charge of the remaining five games, including home matches against Olympiacos, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and away matches against Slavia and Bruges in Prague.

Youth Training Manager Mertesak said: "We are very happy that David has joined the Arsenal Youth Training System. He has deep football expertise and will help the club's employees and players grow together with his rich professional experience. His personal traits are perfectly in line with our environmental culture and will continue to promote the realization of his future vision. We look forward to witnessing how he displays his talents on and off the court and cultivates young players in a way that emphasizes challenges and care."

David said: "I am extremely happy to join the Arsenal Youth Training Academy. This is an excellent development opportunity. I am looking forward to helping the development process of players while dominating the Youth League and EFL Championship teams. Now I can't wait to devote myself to the wonderful cause this club is advancing."

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