Cathro played youth football for Forfar Athletic and Brechin City. After working as a local youth coach in Dundee , Cathro became the head of Dundee United 's youth academy at the age of In , he became the assistant manager of Portuguese club Rio Ave. A fortnight later, he agreed to join Premier League side Newcastle United as assistant to Steve McClaren , the recently appointed manager.
Kilmarnock player Kris Boyd questioned whether such a young manager, with limited playing experience, could command the respect of the squad. After almost a year out of football, Cathro was appointed first-team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers in June , linking up again with Nuno , who Cathro worked with in Portugal and Spain.
On 3 July , Cathro followed former-Wolves manager Nuno to Tottenham Hotspur , after being appointed assistant head coach.
Cathro again followed Nuno when in the summer of the later was appointed as manager of Saudi club Al-Ittihad , with Cathro becoming First Team coach.
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