Troy Deeney has been announced player-head coach on a permanent basis at Forest Green Rovers, who have parted company with boss David Horseman by mutual consent.
Forest Green are second-bottom in League Two and have won only twice in their last 14 league matches. Deeney will take charge of his first match on Friday at home to Gillingham.
Horseman was appointed in July following the club's relegation, replacing caretaker manager Hannah Dingley, who had stepped into the role which made her the first woman to take charge of a men's senior English professional football team following the departure of Duncan Ferguson.
Horseman was appointed in July following the club's relegation, replacing caretaker manager Hannah Dingley, who had stepped into the role which made her the first woman to take charge of a men's senior English professional football team following the departure of Duncan Ferguson.
Deeney, 35, holds a UEFA A coaching license and joined Forest Green in August as a player-coach.
"I am very pleased and honoured to be appointed as the new head coach," said Deeney. "I know the fans will have many questions, which will be answered as soon as possible. We will not hide from the task at hand and will be open and honest along the way.
"One thing I can assure everyone is that we will work our very hardest to bring this wonderful club back to success. This is an exciting new role with many challenges that I'll embrace and there's a lot of work for us to do, which has already started. I look forward to welcoming fans to our home game this Friday against Gillingham."
Deeney left his hometown club Birmingham at the end of last season having joined in 2021. The striker previously spent more than a decade with Watford as captain and was part of the squads that won two promotions to the Premier League in 2015 and 2021.
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