4 days ago
Dundee appoint Longwell in new player development role
As well the arrival of Steven Pressley as head coach, Dundee have "taken this period to restructure the football department" by appointing David Longwell as technical Dens Park club say the former St Mirren, Burnley and New York Red Bulls academy coach will be "part of the coaching staff with a specific focus on player development". On the arrival of Longwell, managing Director John Nelms said: "David comes to us with a long and productive history in the development of players both north and south of the border."Player development has always been at the forefront of our club, and with the amount of young emerging talent, it is important that the restructuring of the football department will emphasise this even more. "His main role will be working alongside technical director Gordon Strachan and head coach Steven Pressley to ensure the concentrated development of individual players. David will also have additional roles within the first team set-up."
