West Ham United are delighted to announce the appointment of Tony Cottee as the first official club ambassador.
As part of the club's positive plans for the future, Cottee will be just one of a number of high-profile ambassadors charged with raising West Ham's profile at home and abroad.
Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Gala Evening in May, everyone at West Ham is determined to move forward as a unified and progressive club.
As part of his new role, Cottee will work to promote the club by attending functions and meeting with potential clients and sponsors. He will also work alongside the club's office-based corporate sales team.
Plaistow-born Cottee plundered 146 goals in 336 first-team games for the club during two successful spells at the Boleyn Ground.
The forward, who turns 44 next month, made a dream start to his West Ham career, scoring on his debut as a 17-year-old in the 3-0 Division One victory over Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's Day 1983.
Since his retirement in 2001, Cottee has maintained his relationship with the club he represented with such honour between 1983 and 1988 and 1994 and 1996, working most notably as a matchday host at the Boleyn Ground.
Cottee has also been a regular visitor to east London as a reporter and pundit for Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday programme and is also a recognisable face on WHUTV alongside former team-mate Tony Gale. The duo catch up with famous names past and present and provide exclusive news and interviews from behind the scenes.
"I am delighted to have been offered this new position at the club," said Cottee. "I've always said I would do anything to help what I consider to be my club and this role will give me the opportunity to do that.
"This is yet another new challenge for me from a football point of view and I can't wait to get started."
West Ham United CEO Scott Duxbury said Cottee was the ideal person to take on such a role.
"Tony is West Ham through and through and, as such, is perfect to act as the public face of the club," said Duxbury.
"He is as committed to the club now as he was when he was scoring goals for West Ham during the 1980s and 1990s and we are delighted he has agreed to sign for the club again.
"We plan to announce the appointment of a number of other official club ambassadors in the near future."
As part of the club's positive plans for the future, Cottee will be just one of a number of high-profile ambassadors charged with raising West Ham's profile at home and abroad.
Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Gala Evening in May, everyone at West Ham is determined to move forward as a unified and progressive club.
As part of his new role, Cottee will work to promote the club by attending functions and meeting with potential clients and sponsors. He will also work alongside the club's office-based corporate sales team.
Plaistow-born Cottee plundered 146 goals in 336 first-team games for the club during two successful spells at the Boleyn Ground.
The forward, who turns 44 next month, made a dream start to his West Ham career, scoring on his debut as a 17-year-old in the 3-0 Division One victory over Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's Day 1983.
Since his retirement in 2001, Cottee has maintained his relationship with the club he represented with such honour between 1983 and 1988 and 1994 and 1996, working most notably as a matchday host at the Boleyn Ground.
Cottee has also been a regular visitor to east London as a reporter and pundit for Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday programme and is also a recognisable face on WHUTV alongside former team-mate Tony Gale. The duo catch up with famous names past and present and provide exclusive news and interviews from behind the scenes.
"I am delighted to have been offered this new position at the club," said Cottee. "I've always said I would do anything to help what I consider to be my club and this role will give me the opportunity to do that.
"This is yet another new challenge for me from a football point of view and I can't wait to get started."
West Ham United CEO Scott Duxbury said Cottee was the ideal person to take on such a role.
"Tony is West Ham through and through and, as such, is perfect to act as the public face of the club," said Duxbury.
"He is as committed to the club now as he was when he was scoring goals for West Ham during the 1980s and 1990s and we are delighted he has agreed to sign for the club again.
"We plan to announce the appointment of a number of other official club ambassadors in the near future."