Nottingham Forest names Ange Postecoglou as new head coach

Nottingham Forest have appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach, after Nuno Espirito Santo was relieved of his duties on Monday night.

Postecoglou has been out of a managerial role since leaving Tottenham Hotspur in June.

He took over Spurs in 2023, where he won the Europa League last season, marking the club’s first trophy since 2008 and its first European trophy since 1984, before he was dismissed, as the triumph came amid a historically poor domestic performance that season, with them finishing 17th.

The 60-year-old had been linked with different clubs, with Al Ahli gaining interest in him, which was not finalised, and he was also contacted by Brentford to replace Thomas Frank, who was his replacement at Spurs before the Bees appointed Keith Andrews.

In July, Forest’s owner Evangelos Marinakis presented Postecoglou with a special award in Greece for being the first coach of Greek origin to win a European trophy in the men’s game.

“Ange has spoken many times about Greece,” said Marinakis. “It is very important for a person to be proud and shout about his origins.”

“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,” Marinakis said of Postecoglou when presenting him with an award in Greece following his Europa League triumph.

“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.”

The first game for the former Tottenham manager is set to be away to Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday.