Rangers icon and youth coach Peter Løvenkrands has officially left the club as Rangers announce a backroom and Academy reshuffle.
Løvenkrands will move on to “pursue his career elsewhere” with the club describing the move as “Peter’s desire” [Rangers].
The former Danish international was a fan favourite during his playing days with the club and returned to work with the club’s Academy back in May 2017.
Such has been his early success with the Ibrox club the former OB, Schalke and Newcastle United forward has been linked with the manager’s job at the likes of St. Johnstone.
Playing over 180 times for Rangers, scoring 54 goals and winning seven trophies in Glasgow, Løvenkrands will always have a seat at Ibrox and posted an emotional farewell on Instagram.
Løvenkrands’ exit comes as the club restructure the Academy, with ex-Gers midfielder Kevin Thomson and Brian Gilmour now set to take charge of the Rangers B Team.
Former caretaker boss Graeme Murty has been appointed as the Head of Elite Academy Development whilst the entire Academy has been reorganised into three phases.
These are the Foundation Phase, Youth Development Phase and Professional Development Phase, which will be headed up by Alan Boyd, Mark Spalding and David McCallum.
Cameron Campbell, a young coach supported by first-team coach Michael Beale and joining from the Right to Dream academy in Ghana and FC Norsjaelland, will join later in the summer.
The reshuffle also sees former Ibrox full-back Steven Smith join the club as a coach in the Youth Development Phase of the new three-tiered system.
The former Killie full-back was quick to post his excitement over the move on Twitter.
These Academy changes were introduced by Ross Wilson, who explains “it is part of our strategic model for the football department that the best talent will get opportunities when they earn them and all of us want to see young players grasp such opportunity.” [Rangers]
The club also took the time to wish Peter “every success in his future endeavours” whilst the Ibrox support will surely join them in doing the same.
