Dean Rastrick's departure on Tuesday as Tottenham Hotspur's academy manager marks another big change to the club's youth set-up.
The club announced that Rastrick would be leaving the club after 13 years in order to "pursue new challenges and opportunities". The 46-year-old had worked his way up through the set-up over the years before taking overall responsibility for the entire academy programme in the summer of 2020 following John McDermott's exit to The FA.
The popular Rastrick played his part in overseeing the development of numerous academy players who went on to make their Tottenham and Premier League debuts, won international caps or became professionals elsewhere in the game and across the world, as well as helping develop coaches who have gone on to work and manage at the highest levels.
