Vitor Pereira Appointed Nottingham Forest Head Coach on 18-Month Deal

Nottingham Forest have appointed Vitor Pereira as their new head coach on an 18-month deal, bringing in a manager with an extensive international trophy record to the City Ground.

Pereira's coaching career, which began in Portugal in 2002, has taken in spells at Porto — where he won back-to-back league titles — as well as Olympiacos, where he won a domestic double, and Fenerbahce in Turkey. He has also managed in Saudi Arabia, China and Brazil, giving him a broad international footprint few Premier League appointees can match.

His arrival at Forest is intended to bring stability and experience to a club that has sought to establish itself as a consistent top-half Premier League presence after its return to the division.

Forest's ownership will be hoping Pereira's pedigree translates into steady results as the club looks to build on its recent Premier League seasons and avoid the kind of managerial upheaval seen at some of its rivals.