Newcastle United have announced the appointment of Graeme Carrick as the club's new U18s coach. The younger brother of former England and Manchester United star Michael will take up the vacant post in the Magpies academy in what has been labelled a 'significant' hire.
The pair were both born in Wallsend, and Graeme joined his brother in West Ham's youth setup before injury ended his hopes of becoming a professional footballer. The 37-year-old has previously worked in a part-time coaching role with Newcastle from 2005 until 2007, before spending 15 years working as a coach developer with the FA.
Carrick will take the U18s post previously held by Peter Ramage, with the former Magpies defender now assisting Shola Ameobi as the club's player loan co-ordinator. Academy boss Steve Harper has revealed his delight at the appointment, insisting the new coach's 'passion' for developing players on and off the pitch earned him the role.
