Following a successful pre-season period with the Club, where Stuart impressed Lee Johnson and his backroom team, Garden will join the Hibees on a full-time basis as both First Team Goalkeeping Coach and Head of Academy Goalkeeping.
The 50-year-old is an established figure within Scottish football, having played and coached in the game since the early 90s.
During his playing days, Stuart played in goal for Dundee North End, Dundee United, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic and Notts County before finishing his career at Ross County in 2006.
Since hanging up his boots, Garden has enjoyed spells coaching at Montrose, Airdrieonians, Dundee United, Queens Park and most recently Livingston. He also spent two seasons as the Manager of Montrose between 2012 and 2014.
Garden will now join Lee Johnson’s backroom team on a permanent basis, looking after the First Team goalkeepers and overseeing the development of the Hibernian FC Academy.
On the appointment of Garden, Hibs Manager Lee Johnson commented:
“Stuart comes with a top reputation in the Scottish game, not just as a coach but as a human being.
“We have a really interesting dynamic within the goalkeeping department with David Marshall, Kevin Dąbrowski and Murray Johnson all at very different stages of their careers, as well as the younger goalkeepers within the Academy.
“It was important that we got the right character in terms of a human being, but also someone with the right skill set and coaching experience – Stuart brings exactly that.”
