Ex-Rangers coach lands job at Liverpool on Arne Slot's staff
Interim boss Barry Ferguson brought in Allan McGregor to replace him. Russell Martin recently hired former Arsenal man Sal Bibbo as the new goalkeeping coach.
Stewart joins former Ibrox boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Anfield after the Dutchman's appointment as a first team coach.
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A statement on the Liverpool website reads: "The Scot links up with Arne Slot's backroom team after nine years with Glasgow Rangers.
"His first two years with Rangers were spent at the helm of the club's academy goalkeeping programme, before being promoted to the role of first-team goalkeeper coach, in which he served for the past seven years.
"Stewart, a former professional goalkeeper himself, also worked with the Scottish FA for more than a decade as a goalkeeping coach educator, delivering relevant courses across the country.
"Now, he will support Xavi Valero – back at Liverpool as head of first-team goalkeeper coaching – on a daily basis in working with the Reds' senior stoppers on and off the pitch.
"Additionally, Stewart will oversee the loan strategies of goalkeepers who are in the process of making the step up from youth level to senior experience, serving as a link between the men's squad, loan management team and U21s group."
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