Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach.
The Reds moved swiftly to fill the hot seat after announcing Nuno Espirito Santo had been sacked in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Nuno was given the boot after less than two years in charge at the City Ground and a few months after he had penned a new three-year deal.
Postecoglou’s first game as Forest manager will be away to Arsenal. The Reds make the trip to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday (12.30pm kick-off) for their first Premier League fixture following the international break.
Forest said in a statement: "Nottingham Forest is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as the Club’s First Team Head Coach. Postecoglou has been in management for over 25 years, arriving on Trentside with experience of regularly competing and winning trophies at the highest level.
"After enjoying very successful seasons with Brisbane Roar and Yokohama F. Marinos, winning the League with both clubs, he was appointed manager of Celtic in June 2021. A successful tenure in Glasgow saw Postecoglou win the domestic double in his first season in Scotland and the treble in his second year, which earned him a nomination for the FIFA World Coach of the Year in 2023.
"Moving to England to take over at Tottenham Hotspur, who finished fifth in his first season, Postecoglou guided Spurs to their first major trophy in 17 years, winning the Europa League in 2024/25 and qualifying for the Champions League."
The appointment marks a return to work for Postecoglou. He had been without a job since leaving Tottenham Hotspur in June.
His departure from Spurs came after he had led them to the Europa League trophy at the end of last season. Now in the Forest hot seat, he will be tasked with overseeing a similar achievement.
The Reds are back in Europe for the first time in three decades and kick off their Europa League campaign later this month. Owner Evangelos Marinakis, who has a good relationship with Postecoglou, recently spoke about his ambition for Forest to win silverware.
In addition to Spurs, Postecoglou has had spells in charge of Celtic and the Australia national team among other jobs. In the summer, Marinakis lavished praise on the Greek-born 60-year-old for his past successes.
“What I want to say about Ange is that he has spoken about Greece many times, he is proud to be Greek and in the great success he had with Tottenham by winning the Europa League, he spoke about Greece," Marinakis said at the time. "A man who not only does not hide his origin but is also proud of it.
"What he achieved, he did with a team that has not won any titles, it has had a very difficult time in recent years. In this huge success that the whole world saw, he promoted Greece.
"We must thank him especially for this and we wish him well, although we are sure that he will do well as he has the ability. Wherever he goes, the successes will come.”
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