The 63-year-old makes the move to Bloomfield Road on a two-year deal, and brings his long-term assistant Steve Agnew with him to the Fylde Coast, while Richard Keogh, Stephen Dobbie and Steve Banks will make up the rest of his coaching team.
During his playing career, Bruce represented both Gillingham and Norwich City, before joining Manchester United in 1987.
Throughout his time at Old Trafford, the retired centre back won his fair share of honours, including three Premier League titles and three FA Cups.
After stints with Birmingham City and Sheffield United, Bruce started his coaching career with the latter, before spells in charge of Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace.
He returned to St Andrew’s in 2001, and helped the Blues to promotion to both the Premier League twice in a six-year stint.
Bruce returned to Wigan in 2007, and continued to coach in England’s top tier with Sunderland following his departure from the Brick Community Stadium.
After being sacked by the Black Cats, he joined Hull City in 2012, and enjoyed a fruitful spell in East Yorkshire, guiding the Tigers an FA Cup final, as well as two promotions to the Premier League, with his resignation coming after the latter in 2016.
Since then he’s coached Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United and West Brom, but has been out of work since 2022 after being sacked by the Baggies.
Here’s Bruce’s win percentage from his previous 12 jobs:
1. Where has Steve Bruce enjoyed the most success?
The 63-year-old is Blackpool's new head coach. Photo: Alex Livesey
