Heart of Midlothian is delighted to announce the appointment of Angus Beith as Hearts B team assistant coach.
A product of the Hearts Academy himself, Beith joined the Jambos in 2005, aged 9 and after progressing through the age groups, made his first team debut in August 2014, in a Challenge Cup match against Livingston.
From 2014-2018, Beith enjoyed two loan spells at Stirling Albion, as well as time at Stenhousemuir and Stranraer, before departing for Inverness on a permanent deal in 2018.
Unfortunately, Beith’s career was cut tragically short due to a recurring hip injury, and with three operations unable to provide a permanent fix, he was forced into early retirement aged just 23.
Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Angus immediately began his coaching journey with an Open University degree, alongside coaching kids camps at Oriam.
Angus developed as a coach at Riccarton and after a successful spell working at the Balerno Performance School, he has now been appointed as Liam Fox’s assistant, as the Wee Jambos head into another exciting campaign in the Lowland League.
Speaking to the Official Hearts Website, head coach Liam Fox said:
“I’m absolutely delighted to have Angus working with us. We’re trying to create a positive culture and environment that allows the players to feel comfortable and that is something Angus will definitely add to.
“First of all, he knows the football club, but he’s also experienced that journey first-hand, of being a young academy player, progressing into that first-team environment and making his debut for the club. His experiences will be brilliant for the kids to learn from.
“He also has those relationships already in place with the majority of the kids from his time working in the academy and leading the school performance programme at Balerno.
“We are constantly looking at ways to keep improving the youngsters and with a different voice coming on board in Angus, that will help the players, in terms of maximising their output in training every day.
“I have already seen the huge drive that Angus has to not only be the best coach he can be, but also to improve the players and help them during their careers.”
Congratulations, Angus!
