Dean Rastick has been named new Everton academy director.
Rastick moves to Everton from Norwich City, though also spent over a decade inside Tottenham‘s academy system.
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Upon his appointment, Rastick told evertonfc.com: “I feel privileged to be joining this incredible club and Academy at what is an extremely exciting period in its history.
“Everton is renowned for its track record of developing young talent and, with the help and support of everyone at Finch Farm, I’m relishing the challenge of building on the strong foundations that are already in place.
“I know there are some really talented and committed people at Everton. Part of my role will be to create an environment within the Academy that supports and allows the players and staff to grow and evolve and, ultimately, operate at the highest level possible.”
Everton Technical Director Nick Cox also said: “We are excited to welcome Dean to Everton.
“The Academy Director role is vitally important within our football structure, so it was essential we conducted a thorough recruitment process to identify the person with the right qualities to take our Academy forwards.
“Dean is an expert in his field who has spent his entire career in youth development, working across English football, with Luton Town, Derby County and Norwich.
“However, I think the best reference point is the work he did over 13 years at Spurs, where he not only worked with some exceptional players during that period, but also built a reputation for developing staff, too.