Middlesbrough have named Jonathan Woodgate as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
The former England defender, 39, was part of the coaching set-up under previous boss Tony Pulis but has never been a manager before.
Pulis left in May after Boro failed to reach the Championship play-offs.
Woodgate will be assisted by former Leeds and Tottenham team-mate Robbie Keane at the Riverside as well as Leo Percovich and Danny Coyne.
Woodgate made 112 appearances for Middlesbrough in two spells with his home-town club.
The former Leeds, Newcastle, Real Madrid and Tottenham centre-half helped Boro win promotion to the Premier League in 2015-16 during his second spell but was then released, having made just one appearance that season.
“Jonathan’s vision is very much aligned to our own for the club as we look to develop a new identity,” a club statement said.
More to follow.
