Liverpool have announced the appointment of leading Australian sports physician Peter Brukner as head of sports medicine and sports science, reports the Liverpool Echo. Dr Brukner, who is the current Australian football team doctor, will take up the full-time position after this summer's World Cup in South Africa.
Reds Managing director Christian Purslow said: "Dr Brukner is recognised across the globe as one of the leading figures in this field.
"He will play a vital, strategic, role in adding a new dimension to our sports medicine and sports science services."
"The appointment is an indication of the high regard in which Australian sports medicine is held throughout the world", said Dr Brukner, who will spend the next month at Liverpool observing the set up before returning to Melbourne in May to help prepare the Socceroos for the World Cup.
"The prospect of working at one of the world's great sporting clubs is very exciting and once the World Cup is over I will be devoting all my energies to improving the performance of the team."
