Norwich City can confirm that Liam Bramley has been appointed as the club’s new first team coach.
Bramley joins City from Aston Villa, where he previously held the position of elite development coach.
During his time at Villa Park, Bramley helped guide the club’s under-18s to a memorable FA Youth Cup final triumph following a 2-1 victory over Liverpool.
Prior to joining Villa, he was involved in the academy coaching setup at Newcastle United over an 11-year period.
Bramley will form part of head coach Dean Smith’s backroom staff, working across all first team coaching areas at the Lotus Training Centre.
Smith said: “We’re delighted to welcome Liam to the football club. He is a young, up-and-coming coach and someone that both myself and Shakey [Craig Shakespeare] highlighted as a potential addition to our setup here.
“We were impressed with his qualities at Villa and are delighted to have such a progressive young coach join us here at Norwich.
“Liam was a name that I discussed with both Stuart [Webber] and Neil [Adams] during our initial talk. We’re delighted that we’ve been able to get the deal done with Villa to bring him here.
“Liam will provide an additional coaching link to the analysis department, working closely with Matt Lewis, who has done some excellent work heading up that area during my time with the club.”
Bramley’s appointment follows confirmation of a selection of other staff promotions and appointments.
Chris Burton has been appointed as head of medical services, with Glyn Lewis promoted to head of physical performance and nutrition.
Steve Weaver will continue in his role of head of football development, working across both first team and academy player development.
Smith added: “I have been really happy and impressed with both the setup and infrastructure that we’ve inherited here.
“Steve Weaver has been instrumental in helping both myself and Shakey settle in. We want him to continue to be the conduit between the academy and first team to maintain and enable that stream of players between teams.
“The physical performance department will now be headed up by Glyn Lewis, who has been excellent since we joined. Chris Burton will now oversee all of our medical areas. He’s worked hard over the recent period in helping to get our players fit and ready for the upcoming period.”
Over recent months the club’s academy has also welcomed the appointments of coaches Bobby Mimms and Iain Brunskill.
Mimms, who amassed over 500 senior career appearances, joins the club as professional development phase goalkeeping coach. He had previously held coaching positions with the likes of West Ham United, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and, most recently, SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
Brunskill, meanwhile, has been appointed as the club’s senior development coach. He has previous coaching experience at Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, as well as the Jordan and China national teams.