Omer Riza interested in vacant Cambridge manager post

• Former Leyton Orient manager Omer Riza interested in vacant Cambridge post
• The 38-year-old played for two years at Cambridge and retains close links 
• He has been out of senior football since leaving Brisbane Road last summer 
• But he did sign for non-league side Newmarket Town as a player in December 

By Matt Barlow for MailOnline

Published: 13:24 GMT, 10 February 2018 | Updated: 13:24 GMT, 10 February 2018

Former Leyton Orient manager Omer Riza is among the candidates interested in the vacant post at Cambridge United.

Riza, 38, played for two years at Cambridge and retains close connections with the Abbey Road club.

He has been out of senior football since leaving Brisbane Road last summer and is keen to get back into the game at a senior level.

Former Leyton Orient manager Omer Riza is interested in the vacant post at Cambridge United

Riza played for two years at Cambridge and retains close connections with League Two side

Riza earned great credit for his work in youth development at Orient and promoted many of his young players when he took control of the first team at a time of crisis.

He managed with dignity against the odds and declined the opportunity to return to a youth team role when the club was sold to new owners after relegation from the Football League.

Riza did sign for non-league side Newmarket Town, who play in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division, in December and has made five appearances. 

Cambridge, 14th in League Two, fired Shaun Derry within minutes of a goalless draw at home to Lincoln on Friday.

Shaun Derry was sacked within minutes of a goalless draw at home to Lincoln on Friday

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