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Brighton have appointed German Daniel Niedzkowski as assistant head coach.

The 47-year-old will leave his role as head of the German Football Association's (DFB) coaches training programme to join Brighton in January, subject to being granted a work permit.

Fabian Hurzeler, who took over as Brighton manager this summer, trained under Niedzkowski.

"He will be an excellent addition to our coaching team," Hurzeler said.

"He is somebody I know very well from Germany and have been keen to bring him to the club."

Technical director David Weir said: "He knows what it takes to get the best out of young footballers and develop them into becoming first-team players, which is something that is crucial to our own DNA.

"In his role he will also support the wider development of coach education and formulate a programme which will ensure the highest possible level of coaching from the academy upwards, across both our men’s and women’s teams."

Niedzkowski is a former assistant coach at Bayer Leverkusen and also managed Germany Under-21s.