Hibs chairman Rod Petrie said Collins had "drive and ambition"
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Former Scotland midfielder John Collins has been named Hibernian manager with Tommy Craig his Easter Road assistant.
Collins, 38, has signed a three-year deal for his first management job since his retirement as a player in 2003.
He said of Craig: "Tommy was my first coach at Hibs when I was a kid and guided me in the right direction before I followed him to Celtic."
Mark Proctor, who took over temporarily after Tony Mowbray's move to West Brom, retains a place in the backroom team.
Collins has vowed to continue the work carried out by former Celtic team-mate Mowbray and has been impressed with the progress shown by Hibs in recent seasons.
He added: "It is a great pleasure to be here. It is where it all started for me as a player and I look forward to starting my management career here.
"We have a good group of young players, a good stadium and the supporters have come back in their numbers in the last few years.
"I am following a good manager, who has done a terrific job, and, hopefully, I can take the club forward."
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Hibs is where it all started for me as a player and I look forward to starting my managerial career here
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Hibs chairman Rod Petrie told the Edinburgh club's official website: "John is a man with talent, ambition, drive and determination."
Petrie said Collins was the perfect role model for the Hibs players and revealed that he had turned down a number of opportunities to become an assistant boss.
"John has spent three years preparing for today. He has all the technical qualifications, including a Uefa Pro Licence, which means he could be considered for any job in Europe."
Petrie added: "John decided that he wanted to be a manager in his own right and turned down a number of opportunities to become a coaching assistant.
"He has the ambition and character to be a top manager. We have a talented group of players and a tremendous infrastructure at the club. John joins us at an exciting time."