He is a special man Pepijn Lijnders. He had the assisant role under Pep Guardiola last season and has together with his boss, stepped down from his position.
Lijnders joined Man City in front of last season, in an attempt from Pep Guardiola to rewamp his Man City side with new ideas and another type of approach.
Since stepping into coaching he has had a number of different roles. In 2014, Lijnders moved to Liverpool as development coach under Brendan Rodgers, and later continued with Jürgen Klopp as assistant coach, as well as first-team trainer.
Between his two stints at Liverpool, he briefly coached NEC Nijmegen, leading them to the playoffs but failing to achieve promotion, which indicated he would not continue at the Dutch club.
On 15 May 2024, Lijnders signed a contract as the new Red Bull Salzburg manager.[12] Early in the 2024–25 season, Lijnders faced criticism after he demoted Austria’s national team goalkeeper Alexander Schlager to the bench, fielding Janis Blaswich on loan from Leipzig. Blaswich conceded 12 goals in Salzburg’s first three Champions League games.[13] On 16 December 2024, it was announced that Salzburg were parting ways with Lijnders after 29 games in charge of the club with Salzburg chasing a 10-point deficit in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Honestly, I prefer Pepijn Lijnders over Enzo Maresca pic.twitter.com/If0KpswbdD
— 𝐄𝐉 (@Cityzen_Jnr) April 24, 2026
He is now seeking new opportunities and will possibly be looking at different options in the game. Where he will find his next move, and what type of challenge he is after, who knows.
Leicester are seeking a new manager, and Pepijn Lijnders should be a name to consider now that he is available. Kolo Tourè has earlier had a relatively long relationship with Leicester being at the club with Brendan Rodgers.
There will be more candidates to consider with a lot of changes happening around. Crystal Palace and Bournemouth are seeking new manager candidates, and this could start the ball rolling.
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