Newcastle have confirmed the appointment as Steve Bruce as manage
Newcastle have confirmed the appointment of Steve Bruce as the club's new manager on a three-year deal.
Bruce joins Newcastle after quitting from his job as boss of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on Monday.
On taking charge of the club, Bruce said: 'I'm delighted and incredibly proud to be appointed as head coach of Newcastle United. This is my boyhood club and it was my dad's club, so this is a very special moment for me and my family.'
Lee Charney, managing director at Newcastle, said he and club owner Mike Ashley were 'very pleased that a coach with his vast experience and connections to the club and city has joined us'.
Charnley added: 'Steve knows what this club means to supporters and to the region and he will put his heart and soul into leading our talented group of players with the full support of our staff.
'The hard work for Steve and his team starts immediately and we will be fully prepared for the challenge of a new Premier League season.
'I would place on record my thanks to Ben Dawson, Neil Redfearn and our medical and support staff for the way in which they have worked together to oversee the start of our pre-season preparations.'
There is a huge challenge ahead of us, but it's one that my staff and I are ready for. We'll roll our sleeves up and we'll be giving it everything from the off to ensure supporters have a successful team that they can be proud of.'
Bruce's long-term assistants, Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence, have followed the 58-year-old to St James' Park after they also left Hillsborough.
Newcastle confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that Bruce and his staff were expected to meet the squad after the Premier League Asia Trophy match against Wolves in Nanjing.
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