▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁third ▁round , ▁before ▁O wen ▁Co yle ▁was ▁appointed ▁manager ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁the ▁club ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Evans ▁had ▁left . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁assistant ▁manager ▁to ▁Meg son ▁at ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day . ▁Evans ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁care t aker ▁manager ▁when ▁Meg son ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁one ▁match , ▁against ▁Ro ch dale ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March , ▁before ▁Dave ▁Jones ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁permanent ▁Wed nes day ▁manager . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Evans ▁left ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁by ▁mut ual ▁consent . ▁ ▁Under ▁Steve ▁McC lar en , ▁Evans ▁was ▁appointed ▁ ▁Derby ▁County ▁Head ▁Of ▁Football ▁Oper ations ▁( 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 5 ) ▁and ▁returned ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁Techn ical ▁Director , ▁leaving ▁the ▁club ▁when ▁McC lar en ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁statistics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Rh ond da ▁Category : Wel sh ▁football ers ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁def enders ▁Category : Ar sen al ▁F .