David Dunn has joined Simon Grayson’s coaching staff at League One side Blackpool.
Dunn has been out of the game since leaving his position as Rovers Under-23s assistant manager in 2018 after they won the Premier League 2 Division Two title.
The 40-year-old, who made 377 appearances for Rovers across two spells, was also part of the first-team coaching set up in the final months of the 2016/17 Championship season, working alongside Tony Mowbray after he replaced Owen Coyle.
But after the arrival of Mark Venus, Mowbray’s long-term assistant, in the summer of 2017, Dunn went back to work with the Under-23s for a further season, working with Damien Johnson, since promoted to first-team technical coach at Rovers.
The former England international will work alongside Grayson, a former team-mate during their time at Ewood Park, and is excited to be back involved with senior football.
"I'm really looking forward to being back in a day-to-day role at a football club,” said Dunn, who also had a spell in charge of Oldham in 2015/16.
“I played with the manager at Blackburn - we live quite close to each other - and he's somebody that I respect a lot.
“I also know a couple of the players, I've coached a couple and I've played with Jay Spearing as well.
“I'm looking forward to meeting up with them again."
Excited and looking forward to the challenge ahead @BlackpoolFC ! Can’t wait to get started ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/lzAT7APzYi
— David Dunn (@David8Dunn) January 2, 2020
Blackpool are currently 10th in the League One table, two points outside the play-off spots.
Grayson, who replaced Terry McPhillips in the Pool hotseat in the summer, believes Dunn will be a shrewd addition to his coaching set-up.
He added: “David Dunn had a fantastic career as a player and has since been an under-23s coach, then ultimately became a manager at Oldham and has worked with the first-team at Blackburn.
“He’s got fantastic knowledge, experience, know-how and he’ll add something different to the staff that we’ll embrace.
“I’m sure he’s looking forward to coming here, working with the players and helping to improve them.”
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