Socceroos legend Harry Kewell joins Ange Postecoglou at Celtic as a part of teaching workers

Socceroos nice Harry Kewell will be a part of Scottish giants Celtic as a part of Ange Postecoglou’s first-team teaching workers, the membership introduced on Saturday.

After a glittering enjoying profession that included profitable the Champions League with Liverpool and amassing nearly 60 caps for Australia, Kewell retired from the sport in 2014 and instantly started his teaching badges.

His first appointment was as head coach of the Watford under-21 group in July of 2015 earlier than happening to handle golf equipment in England’s decrease leagues, together with Crawley City, Notts County, Oldham Athletic and, most lately, Barnet.

As a part of Celtic’s low season restructure, Kewell was sought out by Postecoglou to take over from former assistant coach and membership legend Stephen McManus, who will now lead the membership’s reserve group.

Postecoglou’s affect at Celtic has been fast, taking the membership again to the highest of the Scottish Premier League in his first season in cost and to direct qualification for subsequent season’s Champions League.

Celtic followers have warmed to Postecoglou simply as rapidly, together with his title integrated into songs and even making its manner into marriage ceremony speeches.

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“I’m actually happy that Harry has agreed to affix my workers,” Postecoglou stated.

“He is aware of the sport inside-out on the highest degree and needs to play soccer the way in which myself and my group see it.

The previous Socceroos boss has reportedly been a long-time admirer of Kewell’s prospects as a coach, nearly hiring the 43-year-old as an assistant whereas in control of Melbourne Victory in 2016.

This appointment is Kewell’s highest-profile teaching function since retiring, though he has by no means managed to remain at a membership for longer than two seasons. Most lately, he was sacked by Barnet after seven video games with no win.

His hiring additionally continues Postecoglou’s legacy of mentoring up-and-coming Australian coaches, which has included working alongside Peter Cklamovski, Arthur Papas and John Hutchinson whereas at Japanese membership Yokohama F Marinos.

“It’s a huge honour to affix Celtic and team-up with Ange,” Kewell stated.

“The supervisor is synonymous with attacking, thrilling soccer, one thing he delivered on final season and one thing I do know Celtic followers have cherished proper throughout the generations.

“We can be aiming to present our followers extra of the identical going ahead and I look ahead to enjoying my half in bringing this to our supporters.

“I am able to work and am actually trying ahead to getting began.”

This week marks the a hundredth anniversary of the Socceroos, who performed their first ever match towards New Zealand on June 17, 1922.

The 2 nations will play a two-game pleasant sequence in September to mark the event as Australia fine-tune their squad forward of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November.