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Grimsby person paid tribute to Alex Hughes aft his decease astatine nan property of 38. Hughes, nan boy of nan erstwhile Manchester United and Wales striker Mark Hughes, was subordinate recruitment lead astatine nan League Two club.
The Hughes family said successful a connection released via nan League Managers Association that they were “heartbroken” astatine nan “sudden and unexpected loss” of Alex and that he would beryllium “deeply missed”.
Before joining Grimsby successful 2025 Hughes had worked successful roles pinch Blackburn, Manchester City, Fulham, Fylde and Morecambe. Grimsby said: “Alex was a devoted husband, proud father, beloved son, relative and friend, and a highly weighted personnel of nan Grimsby family.
“Alex joined nan Mariners successful 2025 and quickly became a weighted and highly respected personnel of nan shot club. Working intimately pinch caput coach David Artell and nan shot department, he played an important domiciled successful shaping nan club’s recruitment strategy and supporting nan continued improvement of nan men’s first-team squad.
“The thoughts and heartfelt condolences of everyone astatine Grimsby are pinch Alex’s wife, Jessica, his children Sebastian and Leonardo, his parents Mark and Jill, his relative Curtis, his sister Xenna, and each of his family, friends and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”
Grimsby’s main executive officer, Polly Bancroft, said: “Alex was a much-loved and highly respected personnel of nan Grimsby family. His professionalism, dedication and warmth made a lasting effect connected everyone who worked pinch him.
“I thoroughly enjoyed moving alongside Alex and will retrieve him not only arsenic an outstanding colleague, but arsenic a genuinely benignant personification who had a affirmative effect connected those astir him. He will beryllium greatly missed crossed nan nine and beyond.”
Hughes had a little playing profession pinch Stockport and Wrexham earlier joining Blackburn successful 2007, moving arsenic a capacity expert during his father’s clip arsenic manager. He followed Mark to Manchester City successful 2008 and worked pinch him again astatine Fulham earlier forging his ain way abroad.
