Former Nottingham Forest goalkeeping coach Ian Bennett has been described as a "real coup" after being announced as part of the coaching set-up at Doncaster Rovers.
Bennett, 50, started his coaching career with the Huddersfield Town academy having previously made more than 280 appearances for Birmingham City among other clubs as part of a career spanning 25-years.
The Worksop-born coach left his role at Middlesbrough at the end of last season. His time at the City Ground started as an academy coach before progressing up to the first-team.
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"It’s a real coup for the club," Rovers boss Gary McSheffrey said. "We were aware he became available and had an initial chat a few weeks back. It was nice to get him in.
"Getting someone of Benno’s experience to work with the first team is so key for the club. It shows the players we mean business. "He knows the game inside and out."
Bennett added: "First impressions, it’s a really good club to join. We want to get the club going forward again. It’s a good time to be coming into the club, with the manager and a couple of people I already know in Steve Eyre and Steve Hernandez.
"We know the foundations they’re setting and what we’re doing with the players and hopefully we can put that in place."
Rovers are competing in League Two this season after suffering relegation from the third-tier last term by just two points.
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