Tottenham appoint ex-defender Gretar Steinsson as performance director

Tottenham appoint ex-Bolton defender Gretar Steinsson as their new performance director to work closely with managing director Fabio Paratici… as Spurs’ summer rebuild continues

  • Tottenham have appointed Gretar Steinsson as the new performance director
  • The ex-defender previously worked at rivals Everton as their head of recruitment
  • The 40-year-old will be working closely with managing director Fabio Paratici 

Tottenham have announced the appointment of Gretar Steinsson as the club’s new performance director. 

The former Iceland international, who played for Bolton during his playing career, has joined Spurs from his role as technical advisor with the Icelandic FA.

The 40-year-old will now be working closely with managing director of football Fabio Paratici in north London.

Tottenham have announced the appointment of Gretar Steinsson as performance director

The 40-year-old will now be working closely with managing director of football Fabio Paratici 

Steinsson was best remembered for his four-year spell at Bolton Wanderers between 2008 and 2012, during which he made 126 Premier League appearances from the right-back area.

Steinsson, who made 46 caps for Iceland, retired from playing in 2013 and has since worked in various upstairs roles, joining Everton as a scout in 2018.

Steinsson was quickly promoted to the Toffees’ chief scout in the summer of 2019 before leaving his post in December, as he worked for the Icelandic FA as their technical advisor.

Former defender Steinsson was best remembered for his four-year spell at Bolton Wanderers

The former Iceland defender also represented BSC Young Boys, Kayserispor and AZ Alkmaar during his playing days and took up his first technical role with the latter in 2015.

Steinsson spent just two months with AZ before becoming technical director of Fleetwood Town, where he served for over three-and-a-half years ahead of his 2018 switch to Everton to become head of recruitment and development.

He will now work with Paratici as they look to rebuild Antonio Conte’s Spurs squad this summer, having already made four signings.

Tottenham have snapped up the likes of Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma and more recently forward Richarlison for £60million. 




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