Nottingham Forest have appointed Vitor Pereira on an 18-month deal because the 57-year-old turns into the membership’s fourth supervisor of the marketing campaign.
The Portuguese takes over on the Metropolis Floor from Sean Dyche, who was sacked on Thursday, and considered one of his duties will likely be to assist Forest keep away from relegation from the Premier League.
They’re seventeenth within the high flight, three factors above the drop zone, after two wins of their final 10 video games.
Pereira’s first recreation in cost would be the first leg of the Europa League knockout spherical play-off tie towards his former membership Fenerbahce in Turkey on Thursday, earlier than Forest host Liverpool within the Premier League on Sunday, 22 February.
Pereira returns for one more spell in English soccer, having been axed by Wolves in November after 11 months in cost.
He follows Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Dyche as Forest supervisor since September.
They sacked Dyche after being held to a disappointing goalless draw by backside membership Wolves on Wednesday.
Pereira, who received 14 of his 38 video games answerable for Wolves and helped them keep up final season, rapidly emerged as the popular substitute, having labored beforehand beneath Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis at Greek membership Olympiacos.
He received the title and Greek Cup in 2014-15 in his six months in cost, earlier than leaving for Fenerbahce.
Pereira joined Wolves in December 2024, however was sacked three months in the past with the membership on two factors from their first 10 league matches.
He began his managerial profession with Portuguese membership Sanjoanense in 2004 and, following spells in Germany, China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, he embarks on his fifteenth position.
Pereira’s teaching workers will embrace Filipe Jorge Monteiro Almeida and Luis Miguel Moreira Da Silva being his assistant coaches.
