Last updated: August 2026
| Full Name | Mark Venus |
| Born | April 6, 1967, Hartlepool, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Profession | Former Footballer / Football Coach |
| Team/Club | Formerly Birmingham City (assistant manager) |
Mark Venus is a former professional footballer who went on to a long career as a coach, spending two decades as Tony Mowbray’s trusted assistant at numerous English and Scottish clubs, most recently Birmingham City. There is no reliable public net worth figure for Venus based on his playing and coaching salaries.
Early Life & Family
Venus was born on April 6, 1967, in Hartlepool, England, and began his playing career with his hometown club, Hartlepool United.
Rise to Fame
As a defender, Venus made his name with lengthy spells at Leicester City (1985-1988, 61 appearances) and, most notably, Wolverhampton Wanderers (1988-1997, 287 appearances, 7 goals), before a further productive stint at Ipswich Town (1997-2003, 148 appearances, 16 goals).
Career History
Venus’s playing career also took in Cambridge United, a loan at Dagenham & Redbridge, and a brief spell at Hibernian, for whom he did not make a competitive appearance, finishing with 526 career appearances and 24 goals. He then moved into coaching, joining Tony Mowbray’s staff at Hibernian (2004-2006) and going on to serve as his assistant at West Bromwich Albion (2006-2010), Celtic (2009-2010), Middlesbrough (2010-2013, including a spell as caretaker manager), Coventry City (technical director in 2015, then caretaker manager in 2016), Blackburn Rovers (2017-2022), and Sunderland (2022-2023). He joined Mowbray’s staff at Birmingham City as assistant manager in January 2024, serving as caretaker manager from February to March 2024 while Mowbray received medical treatment. In May 2026, Venus was placed on gardening leave by Birmingham City after Gary Rowett was brought in as interim manager, and he subsequently left the role.
How They Built Their Wealth
Venus’s income has come from more than three decades of playing and coaching wages in English and Scottish professional football, including lengthy top-flight and Championship-level spells. No verified net worth figure for him has been published.
Personal Life
Venus lived in the Morningside area of Edinburgh during his time coaching at Hibernian, where two medals awarded to him were stolen during a break-in at his house on December 29, 2010.