High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Richard "Ricky" Sbragia (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. As a coach, he spent time at Manchester United and Bolton, before joining Roy Keane`s backroom staff at Sunderland. Sbragia became manager of Sunderland following Keane`s departure, although he himself resigned in 2009 after guiding them to safety in the Premier League. Sbragia spent the next two years as a scout at Sunderland, before leaving in 2011.