Jimmy Thelin is set to add Erik Edman to his Aberdeen scouting team. The former Swedish international is set to leave his current role at Hittarps IK in the summer to take up his new role at Pittodrie. Edman will work under Aberdeen’s current head of recruitment Nuno de Almeida. De Almeida and Thelin both know the former Tottenham Hotspur defender well from their time in Sweden. Edman’s current manager Fredrik Dupont confirmed: “It’s a great opportunity for Erik that we’re not standing in his way. “We’ve known that there was interest in him before. “It is intended that he will continue working (for us) as long as possible, that is what we have said, but this is a great opportunity for Erik.” Edman had top playing career, making 57 appearances for his country and played for Spurs, Wigan , Torino and Rennes before he had to retire in 2009 with a knee issue. Thelin also still has to decide whether he will bring in a new assistant coach. Emir Bajrami quit for family reasons and has now returned to former club Elfsborg. Follow Record Sport on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here . Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On , every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.