Nottingham Forest Appoints Oliver Glasner as Head Coach After Sacking Vitor Pereira

Nottingham Forest appointed Oliver Glasner as head coach, The Bbc reported. The 51-year-old Austrian becomes the club's fifth head coach in less than a year after replacing Vitor Pereira, who was sacked on Tuesday. Forest informed Pereira of the decision two minutes before an exit clause in his contract was due to expire in June.

Contact with Glasner, who left Crystal Palace at the end of last season, began earlier this summer. Nuno Espirito Santo started last season as Forest manager. Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche and Pereira each took charge since September.

Pereira replaced Dyche in February and remained in the role for 133 days. Dyche lasted 114 days and Postecoglou 39 days. Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed three games into last season. Glasner managed Crystal Palace from 2024 and led the club to the FA Cup in his first season, the Europa Conference League last season and the Community Shield in August after a penalty shootout win over Liverpool.

He previously managed LASK, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt, where he won the Europa League in 2022. Forest finished 16th in the Premier League last season, five points above the relegation zone, and reached the Europa League semi-finals before losing to Aston Villa. "Oliver is a winner," Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said.

Glasner said the club's vision and trust in him and his staff were key factors in his decision. "That trust and shared commitment, together with the potential that I see within the squad, were key factors for me and I am excited about what we can achieve together," he said.

Marinakis added that the club aims to establish Nottingham Forest among the leading clubs in England and Europe and to challenge for major honours.