Jobi McAnuff: Leyton Orient will not offer interim manager permanent job
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Jobi McAnuff captained the O's to promotion back to the Football League in 2019
Leyton Orient interim manager Jobi McAnuff will not be offered the job on a permanent basis next season.
McAnuff, 39, oversaw the final 16 games of the season after the sacking of Ross Embleton, winning six and guiding Orient to 11th in League Two.
However, O's chairman Nigel Travis said the club want a manager with experience at League One and League Two level.
"We have had contact with a number of potential candidates and are aiming to move forward swiftly," Travis added.
Former Wimbledon, Reading and Orient winger McAnuff was appointed interim manager in February and concluded his spell in charge on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat at Salford City.
He has since gone on to announce his retirement from playing football after 757 career club appearances and 32 international caps for Jamaica.
"Jobi achieved some excellent results as our manager and we are sure he will prove successful in his future career," Travis said.
"But we haven't achieved what we'd wanted to this season and we feel that in order to take us to the next level we need to start again in a number of areas."
McAnuff began his playing career in 2001 with Wimbledon and went on to play for eight different sides including West Ham, Crystal Palace, Watford and Reading.
"I've had in my head for a little while now that this would be my last season playing," McAnuff told the Orient website., external
"I'm very fortunate from a playing perspective that I got the chance to have a last game, as football isn't always a fairytale.
"It may not have ended with a win, but I'm grateful, I've had my fair share of opportunities, and I'm proud of what I've achieved on the pitch."
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