West Ham appoint John Heitinga as trio be part of David Moyes’ teaching employees
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est Ham have introduced John Heitinga as one among three new appointments to David Moyes’ teaching employees.
The former Everton defender reunites with Moyes on the London Stadium after leaving his function answerable for Ajax in the summertime.
The Amsterdam membership determined in opposition to renewing the contract of Heitinga, 39, after he did not information Ajax to qualification for the Champions League for the primary time since 2009.
However, he had solely taken cost in January and nonetheless lifted the Dutch giants from fifth to 3rd within the Eredivisie desk having stepped up from the membership’s youth academy.
Heitinga is joined at West Ham by fellow new first-team assistant coaches Henry Newman and Mark Robson.
Robson has been promoted from his function within the Hammers youth system whereas Newman has labored at West Ham for 4 years as an analyst. He had beforehand taken interim cost of then-League Two facet Barnet in 2016-17 earlier than being concerned in a failed takeover bid for struggling Bury 4 years in the past.
“John is someone I have known for a long time,” Moyes mentioned of Heitinga, who spent 4 years at Everton throughout his enjoying profession.
“He has gained some very good experience since beginning his coaching career in the Ajax Academy and working his way up to their first-team. Mark and Henry are both already familiar to everyone here at the club and have deserved the opportunity to step up within our structure.”