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Forest appoint Spaniard Karanka as new boss
January 8, 2018 / 8:36 PM / in 23 minutes

Forest appoint Spaniard Karanka as new boss

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Nottingham Forest, who upset Arsenal in the FA Cup third round, have appointed Spanish coach Aitor Karanka as their new manager.

FILE PHOTO - Britain Football Soccer - Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough - Premier League - Selhurst Park - 25/2/17 Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka Reuters / Hannah McKay Livepic

Championship club Forest beat Arsenal 4-2 on Sunday with caretaker manager Gary Brazil in charge following the departure of Mark Warburton last month.

Karanka, a former Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao player, was fired by Middlesbrough last season as the club headed towards relegation from the Premier League.

The 44-year-old had guided Middlesbrough to promotion from the Championship in 2016.

Reporting by Simon Evans, editing by Pritha Sarkar

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