Nottingham Forest have appointed former Reds player Andy Reid to Steve Cooper's first-team coaching staff on a permanent basis after a successful spell as under-23s boss.
The 40-year-old makes the step up to senior football for the first time as a coach, having spent the last 18 months coaching Forest 's academy side after initially returning to the club in January 2020 and spending a year assisting Chris Cohen on a casual basis. He has also previously been a head coach on the international stage with the Republic of Ireland under-18s.
As a player, Reid made almost 300 appearances for the Reds across two stints at the City Ground. The Dubliner has spoken of his honour of continuing to progress at the club.
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"It's a real honour and privilege to continue my journey with this great football club, which has moved through the Academy to the first team as a player, and now as a coach," Reid told the club's website. "I'm really grateful to the gaffer for giving me this opportunity to work alongside him and rest of the coaching staff we have here.
"They've all been fantastic with me since initially being involved during pre-season, and I'm looking forward to repaying the faith they've shown in me. After seeing everything that was achieved last season, it's a really good opportunity for me to contribute to the team and thrive in this environment.
"I want to help the players improve, and it's great to be part of such a talented set of players and coaching staff. We have a really good mix here of younger players and more experienced players, and we're all excited for the season ahead, even more so now that this club is back in the Premier League, and we can't wait to get going."
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