Hibs have moved to bolster their backroom stuff following James McDonagh’s decision to leave his post as youth coach to join Falkirk in a similar first team position.
The arrival of Eddie May as Academy Coaching Manager had been widely expected whilst there is also a role for former Motherwell and Coventry player Graeme Mathie.
May previously held the roles of youth team coach and first team manager at Falkirk before coaching Rangers youths. His latest role saw him as High Performance Football Coach at Stirling University.
His newly created role at Hibs will see him oversee the development of youth ages between under 8’s and under 17’s.
Mathie meanwhile has been granted the title of Head of Player Recruitment and Identification and has previously spent time scouting for Celtic prior to working for the SFA in the role of Development Officer.
Head of Football Operations, George Craig, who worked with May during his time at The Falkirk Stadium, told the official website: “We`re delighted to be able to bring both Eddie and Graeme to the club – their roles will be pivotal in ensuring Hibernian continues to move forward.
“Eddie has been hand-picked to lead the Academy moving forward. He will oversee all Academy technical coaching including the Transition Academy with Spartans.
“Eddie`s knowledge and experience of youth football in Scotland made him the perfect fit for this newly-created role within the Academy.
“Graeme will oversee all player recruitment – from the first team right down to the Transition Academy.
“Graeme spent four years in player recruitment at Celtic and he has already been working alongside the club during the summer transfer window, which has led to the arrival of some quality players.”
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