West Ham hire Nikola Jurcevic as the club’s new assistant manager
Friday 18 September 2015 18:08, UK
West Ham United have confirmed the appointment of Nikola Jurcevic as the club’s new assistant manager.
Jurcevic will be reunited with his former Croatia team-mate Slaven Bilic, with whom he has worked previously with the Croatian national side, Lokomotiv Moscow and Besiktas.
The 49-year-old joins a coaching staff that also includes first-team coach Edin Terzic, head of performance Miljenko Rak, goalkeeper coach Chris Woods and coaching assistant Julian Dicks.
Jurcevic said: "I am very happy that I can start work at the club. I am very motivated for the future and think we have a good team. I hope we will have a very good season.
"I am very excited to work in England because I think that Premier League is one of the best in the world.
"I have worked with Slaven for a number of years with the Croatian national team, Lokomotiv Moscow and Besiktas. He called me about West Ham and I said yes straight away.
"I know it is a big opportunity for me and I am happy to work in the Premier League, live in London and work for a big club like West Ham.
"I know Slaven well and when I started my career as a coach and was manager in Croatia, Slaven called me when he was national coach and we worked together for six-years. We are good friends but we have a similar view on football and we work really well together."
