Mile Jedinak, a former midfielder, has departed Villa’s academy coaching staff to join Tottenham.
Following the hiring of Ange Postecoglou as the club’s new manager, the 38-year-old has been named assistant coach. He previously captained Australia during Postecoglou’s tenure as national team coach.
Jedinak has been Villa’s loan development coach for the previous two years, having taken the post after the end of his playing career at Villa Park. He made 80 appearances for the club after signing following their relegation to the Championship in 2016, leaving three years later when promotion back to the top division was secured.
Jedinak, who began his career in Australia and spent two seasons in Turkey, previously appeared for Crystal Palace more than 150 times.
Along with two-time temporary manager Ryan Mason and Matt Wells, he is one of three assistant coaches on Postecoglou’s new-look Tottenham staff.
Chris Davies, who worked under Brendan Rodgers at both Celtic and Leicester City, has been named senior assistant coach, while Rob Burch, the club’s previous youth goalkeeping coach, has returned as first-team goalkeeping coach after stints at Fulham, Bournemouth, and Club Brugge.
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