The 41-year-old Cricket Australia Level 3 coach will take charge of the team from July. The Under-19 World Cup will begin in January next year in New Zealand.
His previous assignment was as senior assistant coach for Tasmania. He lost his job as the head coach for the Big Bash League franchise Hobart Hurricanes earlier this year after staying in charge for four years.
He took 406 wickets in 123 matches in his first-class career spanning over 12 years. He never played for the national teams though he featured in the Australia A team.
Shortly after ending his playing career in 2011, he took charge of bowling of the New Zealand team. He then returned to Australia to join the Melbourne Stars in Big Bash. He was also a bowling coach at Cricket Victoria.
Wright took the Hurricanes to the Big Bash final in his first year with the franchise, but the success was followed by three lean years. The Hurricanes decided not to renew the contract in January this year.
It will be Wright’s first stint with a team in the age group.
Another Australian coach, Stuart Law, worked as Bangladesh team’s consultant in the last Youth World Cup.