WEST HAM boss Avram Grant has recruited Zeljko Petrovic as the final piece in his backroom staff puzzle.

Petrovic, a former Yugoslavian international, will become Grant's assistant manager, joining a team that already boasts Paul Groves, Kevin Keen, goalkeeping coach David Coles and fitness coach Eamon Swift.

Forty-four-year-old Petrovic starred for Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup, and enjoyed playing spells at PSV Eindhoven and Sevilla.

Since retiring he has coached in Holland, Germany and Portugal.