Dean Smith officially became head coach of Norwich City on Monday morning, putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year-deal.
Following his arrival, canaries.co.uk has taken a closer look at Dean's footballing career so far:
The 50-year-old began his playing career in 1988 with Walsall and made 166 appearances during a six-season stint with the West Midlands club which included three relegations and one promotion.
Dean then spent the next nine years of his career in the Third Division with Hereford United and Leyton Orient respectively, before arguably the biggest move of his professional career came in the 2002/03 season when he climbed two divisions to join Sheffield Wednesday.
A two-season stay at Hillsborough ended in 2004 and he finished his career the following season after a year in League One with Port Vale.
Dean swiftly moved into coaching and after working as a youth coach at Leyton Orient from January 2005, he was promoted to the role of assistant manager at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Four years on from taking up the role, Dean, along with manager Martin Ling, left his position.
In July 2009, he returned to his first club, Walsall, as head of youth. He was appointed caretaker manager of the club in January 2011 and, seventeen days later, was named permanent manager.
He steered Walsall to safety in his first few months in charge - they were nine points adrift of safety in League One when he took over.
During his four-year period in charge of the Saddlers, Dean established them as a mid-table League One outfit. He also guided them to their first-ever Wembley appearance in the 2015 Football League Trophy final.
Highly sought after following an impressive time at the Banks's Stadium, Dean moved to Championship club Brentford in November 2015.
He once again impressed onlookers with his ability to build an attacking side on a shoestring budget. A series of top-half finishes were secured during his three-year spell with the West London side.
Dean then moved to his boyhood club Aston Villa in October 2018 and guided them to promotion to the Premier League during his first eight months at the helm, despite them sitting in just 14th place when he took over.
Dean also led Villa to safety in their first season back in the Premier League, and last season they finished 11th on top of reaching the 2020 League Cup final where they were beaten by Manchester City.