Nottingham Forest have appointed former England boss Steve McClaren as their new manager on a three-year contract. The 50-year-old replaces Billy Davies, who was sacked by the Championship club on Sunday. McClaren's last club job in England was with Middlesbrough, while he has also had spells in charge of Dutch side FC Twente and Wolfsburg in Germany. "Steve has a proven record of coaching and managing at club level," said Forest chief executive Mark Arthur. "The club moved quickly to secure his services as it is rare for a manager and coach of his undoubted calibre to become available." McClaren will be officially unveiled by Forest at a news conference on Thursday. His appointment comes after Davies paid the price for the club's failure in the Championship play-offs for the second season in a row. The role at Forest offers McClaren the chance to re-establish himself in English football after a spell working overseas in Dutch and German football. STEVE McCLAREN COACHING TIMELINEContinue reading the main story 1995: Becomes assistant to Jim Smith at Derby after spell as Oxford Utd youth team coach 1999: Moves to Man Utd as number two to Sir Alex Ferguson February 2001: Joins Sven-Goran Eriksson's coaching set-up with England June 2001: Appointed as Middlesbrough manager February 2004: Wins Carling Cup with 2-1 win over Bolton in final May 2006: Named as Eriksson's successor as England boss November 2007: Sacked by England after failing to reach Euro 2008 June 2008: Returns to management with FC Twente May 2010: Wins Dutch title before switching to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg February 2011: Parts company with Wolfsburg after poor results June 2011: Appointed as Nottingham Forest boss McClaren's remarkable success with Twente - winning the club's first domestic league title - in the Netherlands helped to rehabilitate a reputation badly undermined by his unsuccessful 16-month spell as England boss. England failed to reach the 2008 European Championship after a mediocre qualifying campaign concluded with a disastrous 3-2 defeat by Croatia at Wembley. McClaren, a former Hull, Bristol City and Oxford United midfielder, began his coaching career with Derby before moving on to work under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. His success at Old Trafford, including the 1999 Treble-winning season, led to him taking his first managerial position with Middlesbrough in 2001. McClaren won the Carling Cup in 2004 to earn Boro their first major trophy and also led the Teesiders to the Uefa Cup final in 2006 before replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson as England boss. The Yorkshireman had recently been linked with vacancies at Aston Villa and Fulham, while Twente - who are in next season's Champions League - were interested in bringing him back to the Netherlands, despite his struggles with Wolfsburg. "He realises he has to prove his managerial capabilities all over again in England, despite the lure of a more lucrative offer from his former club FC Twente," said BBC Radio 5 live's Midlands football reporter Pat Murphy. "With Billy Davies leaving behind a talented squad, Forest will be short odds for promotion next May." Forest were relegated from the top flight in 1999 and have been unable to claw their way back, with their spell in the Football League including three seasons in League One from 2005 to 2008.
