Fernando Hierro has been named new assistant coach at Real Madrid.
In a statement on their official website, the European champions confirmed that former defender Hierro, who made 601 appearances for the club in a glittering 14-year career at the Bernabeu, is to replace Zinedine Zidane as Carlo Ancelotti's number two.
He became director of football with the Spanish Football Federation after hanging up his boots but has now turned his hand to coaching, returning to the club where he enjoyed the most success on the pitch.
