Austin MacPhee announced as new Hearts assistant head coach
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Hearts have managed to beat off competition from the SFA to land the 37-year-old after the governing body looked to hire him as their new performance director.
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Hide AdMacPhee is currently assistant manager at Northern Ireland to Michael O’Neill. He was previously the assistant boss to Danny Lennon at St Mirren between 2011 and 2014, which included a League Cup final victory over Hearts in 2013.
Chairwoman Ann Budge said: “I’m excited and delighted, I’ve said that to both Ian and Austin. I think they are a fantastic addition to our team here at Tynecastle.”