Nottingham Forest confirm Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach
The Portuguese has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to replace Steve Cooper.
Nottingham Forest have appointed Nuno Espirito Santo as their new head coach.
The Portuguese has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground following Tuesday’s sacking of Steve Cooper.
Nuno, who will take charge of Saturday’s clash with Bournemouth, returns to English football following a two-year absence when he left Tottenham after an ill-fated four-month stay.
The 49-year-old replaces Cooper, who lost his job after a run of one win in 13 Premier League matches.
Cooper, 44, had the support of the Forest fans after taking them from the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship to Premier League survival last season.
It was fan power that saved him from the sack last term but, with another summer of heavy investment from owner Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek businessman has lost patience.
Nuno, who met his players and took training on Wednesday morning, will be expected to lead Forest away from danger in the second half of the campaign.
He will be hoping to recapture the magic that saw him become one of the hottest properties in the Premier League when he guided Wolves to back-to-back seventh-placed finishes after winning promotion from the Championship.
However, he lasted just 10 Premier League games before being sacked and was heavily criticised for his pragmatic style of play.
He was linked with a return to Wolves just over a year ago, but the midlands club chose Julen Lopetegui.
