Kevin McHugh has been appointed Finn Harps manager, succeeding Darren Murphy who departed last week after a difficult start to their First Division campaign.
The Donegal native made his Harps debut as a 17-year-old in 1998 and across two stints at the club, scored 186 goals in 438 appearances for the club.
He stands as the fifth-highest goalscorer in League of Ireland history.
After hanging up his boots in 2016, McHugh began his coaching journey as head coach of the club's Under-15 side before being appointed as Head of the Finn Harps academy in 2017.
The 45-year-old has been part of the first team coaching staff since September 2023 as an assistant and now steps up to take on the management role for the first time.
McHugh, along with Eamon Curry and Tommy Canning, took charge of the team for last week's 1-0 win away to Athlone Town, the club’s second win of the campaign.
They currently occupy sixth position in the table with seven points, 12 adrift of leaders Dundalk.
"It’s a proud moment," McHugh said today. "After being offered by our board to take charge of the team for the foreseeable future, I jumped at the chance…the decision was an easy one."
