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Russell Hullett ('Born 22nd May 1973) is a former professional footballer and current West Bromwich Albion FC International and Regional Scouting Manager and is seen by many as one of the new exciting crop of young coaches now coming through the coaching system in England.

Having been forced to leave Derby County FC at the age of 17 due to injury he went onto to play in the conference for Bromsgrove Rovers and Tamworth before in 2000 arriving in Singapore where he managed professionally in the Singapore National league taking his young team to the national league play offs despite having the smallest paying budget in the League and an average age of 21 amongst his players. He also has a very impressive management record, of never finishing outside of the top 3 with any of the teams he has managed

Upon returning to England in 2001 he managed various semi professional teams before being approached by former double winners of the European Cup Nottingham Forest FC where in 2008 he was appointed Youth Team Manager at their Youth Academy. He continued to work here until 2010 where upon leaving the academy he was recruited by Aston Villa FC to work in their famous Academy as a International/National Head National Scout. Since that appointment it is believed he has already turned down 4 offers to manage clubs overseas, to continue his development in the UK, and in 2014 he went to work for West Bromwich Albion FC.

Russell is also the currently Technical Director for Cosmo Soccer Academy UK, www.cosmosoccer.co.uk and he has a hugely impressive record of now producing 87 players who have signed for Professional youth academies in a 8 year period.

He is also one of only a handful of UK coaches to have studied in Holland and passed the KNVB (Dutch FA) International Coaching License and is also a Uefa A advanced coach and also holds a sports management degree.