With the appointment, club owner Evangelos Marinakis has once again demonstrated his ambition to move Forest forward
Nottingham Forest have appointed Oliver Glasner as their new head coach and the Austrian said he has accepted the role because he believes the club have the ambition to compete at a higher level.
Glasner arrives after a highly successful spell at Crystal Palace, where he guided the club to their first major trophy by winning the FA Cup in 2025, beating Manchester City to the prize at Wembley, before adding the Community Shield and then the Conference League title this year. Before that, he had won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022.
He had announced earlier this year that he would leave Palace when his contract expired.
The 50-year-old becomes Forest’s fifth permanent head coach in under 12 months and replaces Vitor Pereira, whose departure was confirmed last week after the club activated a mutual break clause in his contract.
Pereira was brought in by Forest in February to help them stay in the Premier League, and he was successful with that goal. But ultimately, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is once more demonstrating his ambition as he targets a proven winner.
Glasner said Forest’s plans for the future convinced him to accept the role.
“I’m delighted to join Nottingham Forest as head coach,” Glasner said. “From my very first conversations with the owner and the leadership team, it was evident to me that they have a clear vision for this football club and complete trust and belief in me and my staff to build a strong future together over the long term.
“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.
“Nottingham Forest is a club with incredible prestige and history, a two-time European champion with one of the most passionate fanbases in football. Our aim is to build a team that can help take the club to the next level in the years ahead and that our supporters can be proud of.
“My immediate focus is on meeting the players and staff and getting to work as we begin pre-season. I’m excited for the future and will work tirelessly to represent this great club with pride and to bring success on the pitch. I can’t wait to get started.”
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said the club had identified Glasner as the right coach to spur it on to successes on the pitch after discussions over the direction of the project.
“In our discussions with Oliver, it was clear that we share the same vision, the same ambition and the same relentless desire to succeed,” Marinakis said. “He has consistently demonstrated throughout his career that he can build outstanding teams and deliver success against the strongest competition.
“It has always been our goal to establish Nottingham Forest once again among the leading clubs in England and Europe. Our ambition is not simply to compete – our ambition is to win, to challenge for major honours and to create a football club that our supporters can be proud of for many years to come.”
