LONDON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ange Postecoglou has been appointed head coach of Nottingham Forest, following the dismissal of Nuno Espirito Santo.
The Australian will make his debut in the dugout when Forest visits Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday and is expected to be joined by several members of his former Tottenham Hotspur coaching staff.
The 60-year-old, who left Spurs in June shortly after guiding them to Europa League glory, quickly emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Nuno at the City Ground.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis welcomed the appointment. "We are bringing a coach to the club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies. His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions," he said.
"After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies. Ange has the credentials and the track record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey," Marinakis added.
Postecoglou has been out of management since leaving Tottenham. He was linked with Al Ahli and also held talks with Brentford, who eventually hired Keith Andrews, but neither move materialized.
His departure from Spurs came despite ending the club's 17-year wait for a major trophy by winning the Europa League. However, Tottenham faltered in the league, finishing 17th with 22 defeats - the most ever recorded by a side that avoided relegation in a 38-game Premier League season. ■
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