After leading the Invermen to five straight victories without conceding a goal, Haveron was named the Irish Premiership’s manager of the month for Septembe
Local hero Gary Haveron says he is “proud and honoured” after being appointed as Larne’s new manager on a three-year deal. The 44-year-old has been thriving as the club’s interim boss since August, taking over from Nathan Rooney, who vacated the hot-seat just one game into the new season.
After leading the Invermen to five straight victories without conceding a goal, Haveron was named the Irish Premiership’s manager of the month for September and will now look to kick on.
“I’m very proud and honoured to be asked to take this on,” said Haveron, who was originally appointed as the club’s academy director in June 2019, before moving into the role of first team coach under then boss Tiernan Lynch.
“It’s a club which is obviously very close to my heart. I feel now is the time to take the step up and take this role on.”
First up for Haveron is a trip to Solitude on Saturday, to take on Cliftonville as Larne look to keep up with the pace being set at the top of the Premiership table.
He added: “I have a great faith in the people we have at this club and ultimately football always will be about the players and I have great faith in these players.
“When I look at the players I have real belief that they will allow us to continue to compete for honours across the Irish League.
“The full-time model has been brilliant to be involved in and the facilities we have here, as well as the people, is geared towards continuing to make this a success.”
As part of the appointment, Haveron has promoted Mick O’Boyle to the role of assistant manager.
“We have been incredibly blessed to have a great backroom staff here,” he added.
“Mick has been instrumental at the club for a long time now. He will always be open and honest with me.
“He will challenge me and doesn’t sugarcoat things and that’s what a manager needs.
“He is also very close with the players and has a very strong relationship already established there, so we’re delighted to have him in this role.”
The club’s football consultant Alex Black said: “It’s fantastic news for the football club and fantastic news for Gary.
“Gary is a great guy and very good at his job. He’s a great motivator, he has a lot of knowledge and we’re really proud to get him on board.
“Gary has done an awful lot for this football club.
“When someone was needed to step up, Gary was never going to shy away from that.
“He knows the club inside out, he knows the players inside out and he knows the league inside out.”
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