NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) 鈥� V铆tor Pereira became struggling Nottingham Forest’s fourth coach of a turbulent season when he was on an 18-month contract on Sunday.
Forest said in a statement that the 57-year-old Portuguese will be joined by two assistant coaches and two analysts.
The Midlands-based club is and one place above the relegation zone, with 12 rounds of matches left. Forest is at home to defending champion Liverpool next Sunday.
Prior to that, Forest plays at Turkish club Fenerbah莽e in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday.
Pereira replaces Sean Dyche, who was after being in charge for just 114 days.
Forest finished seventh in the Premier League under last season. Nuno signed a three-year deal at the City Ground in June 2025, but was fired in September after a breakdown in his relationship with owner .
Former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was then hired, in the job with Marinakis ending his tenure within minutes of a 3-0 defeat against Chelsea.
Pereira is in his second coaching job of the season. In November, he was after a winless start to the Premier League season.
Before joining Wolves in 2024, Pereira had short coaching spells at Fenerbah莽e and Brazilian sides Flamengo and Corinthians. He also previously worked under Marinakis at Olympiakos.
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