Brad Dean has been appointed coach of Whittlesea Football Club in season 2014.
Dean has served as senior assistant to Peter Bugden for the past four seasons, overseeing Division 2 premiership victories in 2013 and 2010.
The Eagles will return to the top flight in season 2014 after a one-year stint in Division 2 this year.
The club is yet to appoint coaches for its reserves or under-19s team, with an announcement to be made at a later date.
Bugden announced late in the 2013 home and away season that he would not be re-applying for Whittlesea’s senior coaching position next season, a post he has occupied for the past six years.
Late last week he was appointed as senior coach of Craigieburn in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL).
Meantime, Whittlesea’s under-19 premiership coach Jarrad Carey has been appointed senior coach of Kilmore in the Riddle District Football League (RDFL).
