And he's a Town fan - excellent!

Well, can't claim any knowledge of him whatsoever other than what's in the article above. However he's certainly put in the hard yards and is a Town fan, so it's at least a good start.

Pete's definitely a Town fan. Remember him from when I travelled away with Witham Branch in the late 80s.

Braund hails from the Ipswich region and first visited his hometown club's stadium at the age of three. Now, he takes on the role of Head of European Scouting at the current Championship third-place team. Contact was established in the autumn of last year, and an agreement was quickly reached. Braund describes the opportunity to work for the club that shaped his childhood as a "special chance" that he didn't want to pass up.

Second stint ends
With this move, Braund's second stint at Hannover 96 comes to an end. He only returned to the Maschsee stadium in April 2024. He had previously worked for the Lower Saxony club between January 2007 and August 2010, at that time as Chief Scout.

The Englishman spent the majority of his career at Manchester United. Other clubs he played for include Tottenham Hotspur, Aarhus GF, and Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Close ties to Hannover
Braund emphasizes that leaving is difficult for him. Ipswich, Manchester United, and Hannover 96 are "his clubs." He intends to maintain contact with Lower Saxony, particularly with Managing Director Jörg Schmadtke and his former colleagues.

Schmadtke understands the decision. They were aware of Braund's plans early on and adjusted the scouting structure accordingly. The existing team will remain in place and will be supplemented selectively by external service providers. "This puts us in a sound position," said Schmadtke.

In his farewell remarks, he praised the Englishman's professionalism: Braund was fully committed until the very end. Hannover 96 is losing an internationally connected expert – and bidding farewell to an employee who will remain closely connected to the club.

Wedemark is north of Hannover distanced about an hour and a half drive from me

Another positive move by the Club.The future can only be better.This is one area we have done well enough.

Hannover 96 are currently 5th in the German second division - 3 points off a promotion place to the Bundesliga and Harry Kane.

Our recruitment is definitely an area that could do with some improvement.
This guy appears to have plenty of experience ,let's hope he can unearth a few oversea's gems in the next year or two.

It would be interesting to know what players he has found over the years

Anyone know his record as a scout? I mean, what players did he identify for United or Spurs?

All sounds promising, but yes the proof is in the pudding. Who is he responsible for bringing to his previous clubs? If anyone knows, shoot us all a post!

Ok so maybe if he's covered the likes of Denmark, Germany, Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine & Turkey...
If he had anything to do with bringing Nemanja Vidic from Spartak Moscow then he struck gold there, Shinji Kagawa and Henrikh Mkhitarayan from Dortmund, and Bastian Schweinstieger from Munich, though they were all pretty prominent teams and players at that time. Can't think of any decent players from those parts of Europe going to Spurs through his tenure! Unless he snuck over the bridge from Denmark and picked up Dejan Kulusevki from Sweden when he was home from Juventus for christmas.

Having a presence and a respected presence in Europe is a wonderful thing after so many years under Evans just covering East Anglia.

Sounds very positive in what must be a very competitive market. Good luck, Peter!