Motherwell have appointed former Celtic and Scottish FA coach Paul Brownlie as head coach of their women's team.
The 38-year-old, who will also head the women and girls' performance department at Fir Park, will join Motherwell in early June from the Scottish FA, where he has been involved in the youth and senior women's international teams, including the under-15s, 17s, 17s and 'A' squad.
Brownlie also coached in the Motherwell elite men's academy at Braidhurst between 2018 and 2020.
He replaces Eddie Wolecki Black, who stepped down at the end of March to join Gartcairn as director of football.
Brownlie is former Celtic women and girls academy boss.
He told Motherwell's official website: "I'm delighted to be given this opportunity. The challenge is going to be exciting.
"First and foremost, it's about getting Motherwell FC in the best position possible, through my experience of the game, looking at how we can go and compete at the right end of the league.
"In terms of the academy, we want to get it at the best level possible, and that remit falls with me.
"We want Motherwell to be the place girls want to come to develop in Scotland.
"We need only to look at the success the boys have had and ask if we can mirror that success by putting in the work to make it one of the best academies in Scotland."
Motherwell chief executive Alan Burrows said: "We ran what I believe to be a very extensive and robust recruitment process through Sport Careers Agency, which has concluded with Paul's appointment.
"In Paul, I believe I have someone who can not only lead our senior team in SWPL1, but also help to shape what we hope will be one of the best girls' academies in the country.
"My aim has always been to have someone to really drive this side of the club forward; to give ownership to someone to really grow what we believe is an area of huge potential.
"We believe Paul not only has the ability and experience necessary to do that, but the determination for it too. I am really looking forward to working with him."
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