Former Rangers star Richard Foster has landed a top coaching role with Motherwell as the Scottish Premiership side look to rebuild after the sacking of Stevie Hammell.
The ex-Ibrox and Aberdeen full-back is something of a Scottish footballing journeyman these days and has been appointed as the Steelmen’s head of coaching.
Motherwell say that this means Richard Foster will oversee the coaches within the club’s Academy at all youth levels, with Ricky following new manager Stuart Kettlewell into the club.
“This is a really exciting opportunity for me at the perfect time,” Richard Foster said [Motherwell].
“Motherwell is renowned for developing young players that go on to have sustained careers within the game and they have some great, young talent coming through with excellent people working here.
“This all makes me feel very fortunate to be given this role and I’m looking forward to getting started.”
Richard Foster joins Motherwell coaching set-up
It’s an interesting time at Fir Park, and in Scottish football, with the top flight in particular seeing some big changes in recent weeks with the likes of Aberdeen, Dundee United and Motherwell all changing managerial direction.
Richard Foster is also going into only his second non-playing role after a short spell in as assistant manager with USL Championship side Detroit City for the 2022 season.
Rangers initially signed Richard Foster on loan from Aberdeen in 2010, the full-back coming through at Pittodrie, with a second spell at the club during the challenging years in the lower tier memorable for the wrong reasons.
Also turning out for Bristol City, Ross County, St Johnstone, Partick Thistle and Detroit City, Foster is a controversial figure in Rangers circles due to his punditry.
The right-back will now be hoping to impress in the backroom of Motherwell as they look to salvage their season by appointing a third manager of the campaign.
Meanwhile, Ryan Jack has been linked with a surprise exit.
