Gerard McNamee (born 16 August 1960) is an English former footballer who works at Sunderland as the academy's Head of Recruitment.
[2] His time as a player with Pools was blighted by injury and he made just four appearances in three seasons, scoring once against York City.
[6] In 1995, McNamee began running the Durham branch of Manchester United's Centre of Excellence before moving to Sunderland A.F.C.
[10] McNamee returned to football in February 2018 working as a voluntary coach at National League club Hartlepool United as part of caretaker manager Matthew Bates' backroom staff.
[13] McNamee's son, Tom, previously played for Sunderland but failed to make a first-team appearance before moving onto Blyth Spartans in 2015.