Defoe returns to Spurs in academy coaching role

Tribal Football

·12 August 2022

Former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has returned to the club.

Defoe has been named to the academy's coaching staff.

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Defoe - who represented Tottenham between 2004 to 2008 and 2009 to 2014 - will also assume the position of Club Ambassador as part of his new role.

The 39-year-old's role as Club Ambassador will see him work with Tottenham's partners and global fanbase.

The news of Defoe's new appointment comes seven months after he left his player-coach role at Rangers.