Next, he went to Spain to hone his coaching skills. He was later offered to become the head coach of the Chelsea Youth Academy led by Jose Mourinho. Two years later, he got promoted to reserve team manager. On July 2010 he got appointed manager for Swansea where he was awarded the Championship Manager of the Month Award in February 2011. Also, he helped Swansea secure a place in the 2011 Championship play-offs and most notably, he made Swansea the first Welsh team to be promoted to the Premier League. Liverpool signed him as their manager in June 2012. In his first season with Liverpool, they finished on the 7th position in the Premier League. He was named the Premier League Manager of the month in his second season in charge. Away from his duties on the pitch, Rodgers is a married man with two children.
