Kyle Lightbourne Joins Walsall Backroom Staff
A former star striker with the UK club Walsall, Bermudian Kyle Lightbourne has joined the League One team’s backroom staff for the second time.
Mr. Lightbourne scored 65 goals in 165 appearances for Walsall Football Club during a four-year playing spell at the Bescot Stadium and is regarded as one of the best strikers in the clubs history.
Last season he joined the backroom staff on a temporary basis before leaving to return back to Bermuda.
It is reported at some sports websites that he may become manager Dean Smith’s number two in the coming months.
A one-time PHC Zebras striker, Mr. Lightbourne also played for Premier League side Coventry City and Stoke City during his professional football career in the UK.
He has been associated with the Bermuda Hogges football team since 2007.
