Former Rangers star and Hearts coach Jon Daly teams up with Jonatan Johansson in Finland
JON DALY has teamed up with former Rangers coach Jonatan Johansson at Finnish side TPS Turku.
Former
Ibrox star Johansson spent a year out of the game after leaving Morton in 2019 following a season in charge at Cappielow.
Johansson was unveiled as the new TPS boss in the summer and will be joined by a familiar face in Daly after the pair spent time together on SFA coaching courses.
Former
Dundee United star and
Hearts coach Daly will be Johansson's No2 and will take charge of the Under-23s.
He said: "I am very excited about arriving in Turku and getting to work with Jonatan.
“We have already worked well together on Uefa Pro Licence coach training at the Scottish Football Association (SFA)
“I like coming to a new environment and culture. Of course, I also look forward to meeting TPS staff, players and supporters.
“The goal, of course, is for me to help TPS develop as a team.”
Johansson added: "I didn’t know Jon as a player but we have taken coaching courses at the same time.
“Especially for the Uefa Pro Licence, we did a lot of work together.
“He’s a bit different from me as a person, which I see in the overall picture as a strength.
“Jon is really reliable and has an excellent work ethic. He understands the players very well, but at the same time very demanding of them.
“Jon was the link between the Hearts U/20 team and the first team and knows holistically what young players need to develop, including the mental side.
“I’m really happy that he was free and that we’ve brought him here.”