Born in Wallsend, Graeme began his playing career at West Ham United's youth set-up before injury put an abrupt end to his footballing career, and he moved into coaching with Newcastle.

The 39-year-old arrived from Newcastle United where he has been Under-18s manager for two seasons

A highly-rated coach, Graeme cut his teeth at Newcastle United as a youth coach almost 20 years ago before joining the England set-up, where he spent 15 years working with some of the country’s brightest young talent.

Graeme is the younger brother of Boro head coach Michael.

He joins Jonathan Woodgate, Grant Leadbitter, and Alan Fettis on the senior coaching staff