Stoke City have named Paul Gallagher as first-team coach, reuniting the former Potters striker with Alex Neil, who he played under at Preston.
Gallagher, 38, has left Deepdale, where he was assistant to Frankie McAvoy and current boss Ryan Lowe.
His exit ends a 10-year stay at Preston that included more than 300 appearances across four spells.
Gallagher had two loans with Stoke, one during the 2005-06 season and another for three months at the start of 2008.
He scored 12 goals in 47 games in his time in the Potteries before spending 2008-09 at Plymouth ahead of a move to Leicester City, where he spent six seasons until moving to Preston for a second time in October 2013.