After appointing former Toon boss Glenn Roeder as the new Canaries manager earlier in the week, the club official announcement today that Newcastle reserves will be loosing Lee Clark to the Norfolk club as Roeder’s assistant on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Lee began his playing career with Newcastle United, making his debut in the 1990/91 season. He left St. James’ Park in the summer of 1997. After playing for Sunderland and Fulham he returned to Gallowgate at the start of the 2005/06 season under Graeme Souness. In total, Lee made 265 appearances for United and scored 28 goals.

From Reuters - Former West Ham United and Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder has been named as the new coach of Championship side Norwich City, the club said on Tuesday.

The 51-year-old has signed a two and a half year contract. His first match will be the East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town this weekend.

Glenn Victor Roeder, born in December 13, 1955 in Woodford, Essex. As a player, Roeder represented England B on 7 occasions. In a club role, Roeder failed to earn a scholarship at Arsenal and then choose to began his professional playing career at Leyton Orient F.C. in 1974 and going on to make over 100 appearances for The O’s before joining Queens Park Rangers

He is famously known as a classy ball-playing defender before moving to Queens Park Rangers F.C.. With the West London club he captained them in the 1982 FA Cup Final but missed the replay due to suspension he picked up some weeks earlier. He appeared 157 times for QPR and scoring 17 goals.

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