Rangers have announced the former Norway international player Stig Inge Bjørnebye in a football advisor role on an initial six month contract.
56-year-old Bjørnebye will take up his role from this week as Rangers prepare for the January transfer window.
It’s understood that Bjørnebye’s role will be to advise chairman Andrew Cavanagh and vice-chairman Paraag Marathe, who will have the final say on transfers in January, however head coach Danny Rohl will also be involved in these decisions.
This comes after former sporting director Kevin Thelwell and former CEO Patrick Stewart were sacked on the 24th November following the worst start to a season for Rangers in 47 years.
Bjørnebye had a strong playing career appearing for clubs such as Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool in the English Premier League. He also got 75 caps for Norway, one of which being against Scotland at the World Cup in France 1998.
He has been the Norway assistant coach and the head coach of Norwegian club side IK Start for a short period.
He also has experience of working in sporting director roles at Rosenborg in his native Norway and most recently at Aarhus in Denmark.
It’s also our understanding that Rangers are in no rush to announce a new CEO or sporting director, happy to take time to make sure they get those appointments right.
Rangers will be looking for defensive cover, a holding midfielder and more striking options as they look to bolster Rohl’s squad for the rest of the season.
