Roy Hodgson is back in soccer management — at the age of 78.
The former England coach took charge of second-tier Bristol City on Friday, two years after leaving his last managerial job at Crystal Palace in the Premier League after falling ill amid widespread reports he was getting fired.
Hodgson is one of the most respected coaches in soccer, having held posts around the world for the last 50 years. One of his many former clubs is Bristol City, where he worked in the early 1980s as assistant manager and then, briefly, as manager for his first senior role in English soccer.
“I have had great conversations with the board and I am really excited by the opportunity to help until the end of the season," Hodgson said about taking over a team in 16th place in the 24-team Championship. "We will get straight to work.”
His first game in charge will be at Charlton on April 3 and he has a contract until the end of the season.
Hodgson’s first job in his long, itinerant coaching career was in 1976 with Halmstad in Sweden.
He has since taken charge of high-profile clubs such as Inter Milan and Liverpool, and led England from 2012-16.
“Roy’s appointment is about more than the results of the next seven games," Bristol City chief executive Charlie Boss said. “Over the remainder of the season he will help us set the standards and values at the club that we will need to be successful going forwards.”
Hodgson has already made history as the oldest-ever Premier League manager, but he's young compared to Ivor Powell.
Powell, a former Wales international, earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records in 2006 for being the world's oldest working soccer coach, when he was aged 90. At that time, Powell was a coach at the University of Bath — a team of students he helped, when aged 86, to lead to the first round of the FA Cup in 2002.
Also, Romania's current coach is 80-year-old Mircea Lucescu, whose team lost in the World Cup qualification playoffs on Thursday.
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FILE - Crystal Palace's head coach Roy Hodgson waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec.16, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)
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Teledyne Gavia, a leader in modular autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems and part of Teledyne Marine, announced that the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed a follow-on order for additional GAVIA Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and payload modules. This order builds on the successful delivery of the initial GAVIA systems to the Swedish Armed Forces in 2025.
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The agreement was signed during the Navy Tech Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, reflecting FMV’s continued confidence in the GAVIA platform following its operational deployment. The additional vehicles and payload modules will further expand mission capability and operational flexibility for the Swedish Armed Forces.
GAVIA AUV systems currently support Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations, with the ability to adapt to additional mission profiles such as critical underwater infrastructure surveys. The system’s modular architecture enables rapid reconfiguration to meet evolving operational requirements while minimizing logistics burden.
“We appreciate the continued trust placed in Teledyne Gavia by FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces,” said Stefán Reynisson, Vice President and General Manager of Teledyne Gavia. “This follow‑on order reinforces the value of GAVIA’s modular design and proven performance, and we are proud to continue supporting Sweden’s undersea operational capabilities.”
The order is part of a multiyear framework agreement supporting the Swedish Armed Forces’ fleet modernization and underwater surveillance objectives. Teledyne Gavia continues to work closely with FMV to ensure long-term support and sustained operational readiness.
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Teledyne Marine is a group of leading edge technology companies that are part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY). Through acquisitions and collaboration, Teledyne Marine has evolved into an industry powerhouse, bringing acoustic imaging, marine instrumentation, interconnect solutions, geophysical instruments, and unmanned undersea vehicle systems together to transform customers’ operations and understanding of the ocean environment. For more information, visit www.teledynemarine.com
Stefan Reynisson, Teledyne Gavia and Johan Björck, FMV at Navy Tech 2026
