After retiring from professional football on 21 June 2019, former Brentford player Sam Saunders took the role of B Team Assistant Coach.

Sam made his start in football with Welling United, before spells at Ashford Town, Carshalton Athletic and Dagenham & Redbridge between 2001 and 2009. Almost exactly a decade ago, Andy Scott brought him to Brentford ahead of our 09/10 League One campaign.

He went on to make 206 appearances in all competitions, including helping the squad reach the 2011 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Final. After losing out in the 2013 Play-Off Finals, he then played a key role in promotion from the third tier.

The last of his 30 Brentford goals came in a 3-0 win over Fulham at Griffin Park in April 2016. He left the Club in 2017 after seven-and-a-half years in West London, moving to Wycombe Wanderers for three seasons. From March last year he had a short spell at Colchester United, retiring from playing the game in the summer.

The proudest moment in his playing career was when he was promoted to the Championship, and his proudest moment as a coach was promotion to the Premier League. Sam's favourite B Team memory was the Atlantic Cup win against Brondby. His first footballing memory was Italia 90. Sam's favourite football shirt is England's 1990 World Cup shirt.

Off the field, Sam enjoys watching Narcos and the film Snatch. His favourite place in the world is Portugal. The best part about working at Brentford for Sam is the people and the fans. This will be Sam's twelfth season at the club!