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Steve McLaren ... former England manager is now in charge of Nottingham Forest. Source: AFP
Former England manager Steve McClaren has been named as the new manager of Championship side Nottingham Forest.
McClaren, who returns to the game after being sacked by Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in February, succeeds Billy Davies, who paid the price for twice failing to take Forest back to the Barclays Premier League via the play-offs.
The 50-year-old McClaren has signed a three-year contract at the City Ground.
McClaren, recently linked with the vacancy at Aston Villa, returns to club management in England - having previously been with Middlesbrough - after time in Holland where he guided FC Twente to a league title, and then Wolfsburg.
McClaren's brief tenure as England manager ended when he was sacked a day after a 3-2 defeat by Croatia at Wembley in November 2007 scuppered the team's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008.
He then moved to the Netherlands, leading Twente to second place in the Dutch Eredivisie in 2009 before leading the unfashionable side to the title the following year.
He left to join Bundesliga team Wolfsburg but failed to match that success and was sacked by the German club four months ago.
McClaren made his coaching reputation as an assistant to Jim Smith at Derby before becoming Sir Alex Ferguson's deputy at Manchester United.
He then took charge of Middlesbrough in 2001 and three years later led them to League Cup glory and to the 2006 UEFA Cup final, where they lost to Seville.
Prior to Forest making public their approach, McClaren had ruled himself out of going to West Ham United, who since their relegation from the Premier League have appointed Sam Allardyce.
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