Everton have confirmed the appointment of Frank Lampard as their new manager.
The 43-year-old succeeds Rafael Benitez at Goodison Park after agreeing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
"It is a huge honour for me to represent and manage a club the size and tradition of Everton football club," Lampard told the club's official website.
"I'm very hungry to get started. After speaking to the owner, chairman and the board, I very much felt their passion and ambition. I hope they felt my ambition and how hard I want to work to bring it together."
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The new manager's backroom team will consist of Joe Edwards as assistant manager, Paul Clement as first-team coach and Chris Jones as first-team coach and head of performance.
It is Lampard's second spell in charge of a Premier League club. having previously taken charge of Chelsea for an 18-month period from 2019.
Lampard guided the London side to a fourth-placed finish in 2019/20, earning a nomination for the Barclays Manager of the Season award, while his side were also runners-up in the FA Cup.
He was also named Barclays Manager of the Month in October 2019.
The Premier League Hall of Fame inductee enjoyed a glittering playing career, winning three Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, four FA Cups and two EFL Cups in 13 seasons at Stamford Bridge
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He made 609 Premier League appearances, including spells at West Ham United and Manchester City, and scored 177 Premier League goals, the most by a midfielder.
Lampard takes over an Everton side sitting four points above the relegation zone and his first two matches are against fellow bottom-six sides, Newcastle United and Leeds United.
