Cefn Druids in his second league game for the club, Britton suffered a broken foot. Coaching and backroom roles In November 2017, Swansea manager Paul Clement appointed Britton as an assistant coach, after the departure of Claude Makélélé from the coaching staff. Britton remained available for selection as a player, but relinquished his captaincy following his coaching appointment. Britton was named caretaker manager at Swansea on 21 December 2017, after the dismissal of Clement the previous day. In his first game in charge, on 23 December, Swansea drew 1–1 at home to Crystal Palace, a result which left them at the bottom of the league. Britton remained in charge for Swansea's Boxing Day match against Liverpool at Anfield, where the Swans were comprehensively beaten 5–0. This was his last match as caretaker manager as the Swans appointed former Sheffield Wednesday coach Carlos Carvalhal as their new manager. Britton then chose to relinquish his coaching duties to concentrate on playing. Britton was appointed football advisor to the board of directors at Swansea City on 21 May 2019. Along with chairman Trevor Birch and club president Alan Curtis, Britton helped choose Steve Cooper as Swansea's new manager following the departure of Graham Potter in 2019. Britton was appointed Swansea's first Sporting Director on 4 September 2019, but relinquished his duties in June 2020. Personal life Britton was born in Merton, Greater London and played a young Ryan Giggs in a road safety advertisement in the 1990s. Britton also appeared in a Walkers Crisps advert with former England international Gary Lineker. Career statistics Managerial statistics Honours Club Swansea City Football League Cup: 2012–13 Football League Championship play-offs: 2011 Football League One: 2007–08 Football League Two third-place promotion: 2004–05 Football League Trophy: 2005–06 FAW Premier Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06 Individual PFA Fans' Player of the Year (Third Division): 2002–03 Swansea City Player of the Year: 2002–03, 2006–07 References External links Leon Britton profile at the Swansea City A.F.C. website Leon Britton profile at the Football Association website 1982 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Merton English footballers England youth international footballers Association football midfielders Arsenal F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players English football managers Swansea City A.F.C. managers Premier League managers Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Cymru Premier players Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff Ammanford A.F.C. players