Lee Congerton: Celtic appoint Welshman as new head of recruitment 3 hours ago From the sectionFootball please log in to view this image Celtic's new head of recruitment will lead the club's domestic and international scouting operation Celtic have appointed former Chelsea head of scouting Lee Congerton as their new head of recruitment. Welshman Congerton has previously worked as a coach with Liverpool and the Welsh FA. He was technical director at Hamburg and, most recently, sporting director at Sunderland. "It is a huge honour and I can't wait to get started in making my contribution to such a fantastic institution," he told Celtic's website. "In recent years there has been some great work done at the club in the recruitment and development of some high-quality playing talent. I am really looking forward to adding my experience in this area and ensuring that we continue this high level of achievement." Brendan Rodgers' Celtic are top of the Scottish Premiership and need two more wins to secure the championship, which would be a sixth consecutive title success. The club say Congerton, who worked with Rodgers when the Northern Irishman coached at Chelsea, will head up recruitment of players and the scouting network, domestically and abroad. "Player recruitment is such a crucial function of the club and we are delighted to welcome Lee to Celtic to oversee this area," said chief executive Peter Lawwell. "Given the importance of this appointment we have gone through a thorough process and taken our time to identify the right person. "Lee was the outstanding candidate for this position and we are sure he will deliver real impact and benefit to the club." Find out more BBC Scotland News & Sport Read more on BBC Scotland News & Sport BBC Sport Scottish Football Read more on BBC Sport Scottish Football BBC Sport Scottish Premiership Read more on BBC Sport Scottish Premiership BBC Sport Scotland Facebook Read more on BBC Sport Scotland Facebook BBC Sport Scotland Twitter Read more on BBC Sport Scotland Twitter Celtic official site Read more on Celtic official site Top Stories Monaco 2-0 Man City: 5-5 on aggregate, City struggling [/paste:font] LIVE From the sectionFootball Read more on Monaco 2-0 Man City: 5-5 on aggregate, City struggling 'Among the biggest shocks in Cheltenham history' - Douvan struggles as Special Tiara wins Champion Chase [/paste:font] 2h From the sectionHorse Racing Read more on 'Among the biggest shocks in Cheltenham history' - Douvan struggles as Special Tiara wins Champion Chase Muirfield ban on women was 'obscene' - McIlroy [/paste:font] 1h From the sectionGolf Read more on Muirfield ban on women was 'obscene' - McIlroy Related to this story Hartley out to avoid Celtic title party 6h From the sectionFootball Read more on Dundee: Paul Hartley out to avoid Celtic title party at Dens Park McCulloch happy to be patient at Killie 4h From the sectionFootball Read more on Lee McCulloch: Kilmarnock interim boss happy to be patient over manager's job Canning hopes to learn from Caixinha 8h From the sectionFootball Read more on Rangers v Hamilton Accies: Martin Canning hopes to learn from Pedro Caixinha Scottish Premiership Predictor: Play now 5 Sep Read more on Scottish Premiership Predictor: Play now Sportsound Scottish football news and interviews, Thu 16 Mar, 18:30 GMT, BBC Radio Scotland (MW) Aberdeen v Hearts Scottish Premiership, Sat 18 Mar, 12:15 GMT, BBC Radio Scotland (FM) Sportsound - Open all Mics SPFL, Sat 18 Mar, from 14:00 GMT, BBC Radio Scotland (FM) Show more Today's Scottish football gossip Football alerts, newsletters and social media Tom English Sportscene Scottish Football Podcast please log in to view this image RUN BY THE BBC AND PARTNERS Find ways to get active near you: Search WED 15 MAR Adult Social Badminton Session WED 15 MAR Futsal Kickabout For more ideas, information and inspiration, visit bbc.co.uk/getinspired
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