Gemmill given youth teams role
And former Scotland international John Collins has also joined the Scottish FA performance department and will assist with national youth team activities on a part-time basis.
Gemmill has been involved in the national youth team set-up over the past three years, assisting with the Scotland under-19 and 21 squads, but will now work full-time with the under-15, 16 and 17 Scotland squads alongside Scott Booth.
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Hide AdHe earned 26 caps as a player in a career that included spells with Nottingham Forest, Everton, Preston North End, Leicester City, Oxford United and New Zealand Knights.
Gemmill said: “I have been working alongside Billy Stark, Ricky Sbragia and Scott Booth with the national youth teams for some time now and am delighted to be joining the international set-up on a full-time basis. Mark Wotte has shown great faith in my abilities and I can’t wait to contribute to the Scottish FA’s performance strategy in this role.”
Scottish FA performance director Mark Wotte said: “Scot has a wealth of experience and I am delighted he is joining us on a full-time basis.”