Scotland: Giovanni van Bronckhorst announced as manager of Rangers.

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Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been announced as the new manager of Rangers.

He will replace Steven Gerrard, who had left for Aston Villa in the Premier League. This is all subject to him being granted a work permit

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The Dutchman played for Rangers between 1998 and 2001. He won five trophies including two league titles.

He went on to win more with Arsenal and Barcelona, including the Champions League with the latter. He has also coached Feyenoord to the Dutch title.

The midfielder won over 100 caps, captaining the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final. This was his final match in a wonderful career.

After leaving his country back in 2019, Van Bronckhorst spent a year in Chinese football in charge of Guangzhou R&F. 

Latest reaction

Gio van Bronckhorst tweeted: "I am very excited and proud to be returning to Rangers as the club’s new manager. I can’t wait to meet all of you."

Rangers chairman Douglas Park said to the media: “I am delighted to welcome Giovanni as our manager to begin a new era and build further on what has already been achieved at the club.

“The team is in a good position on the park and, as a board, we will support both Giovanni and Ross Wilson to continue to make Rangers a success."

One Rangers fan told us: "It's a very interesting appointment. There's going to be a fascinating battle with Celtic this season. It's very rare that both sides have a new manager at the same time."

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