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In both his seasons with the club, Steve Cooper led Swansea into the play-offs.
After a settlement with Chris Hughton's former club Swansea City, Nottingham Forest has appointed Steve Cooper as their new head coach.
Hughton was fired on Thursday following a 2-0 defeat at home by Middlesbrough, which left the Reds bottom in the Championship.
BBC Radio Nottingham reports that Cooper, 41 years old, has reached an agreement to continue the deal through 2023.
Two months after their defeat to Brentford in the Championship play-off final, he left Swansea.
Forest was required to compensate Cooper because Cooper was still under contract.
Since Billy Davies' departure in 2011, he is now the 14th manager the club has appointed.
Cooper, an ex-head coach of the England Under-17s, helmed Swansea for two seasons and led them to back-toback play-off wins.
However, the Forest side he inherits has been struggling for form with six defeats in eight league games and seven goals.
Forest chief executive Dane Murphy stated that Steve "knows what it takes to win the Championship" and had a track record with Swansea.
"We have decreased the age of our team over the summer, and Steve is an ideal coach to combine a team to move us up the table."
Cooper attended his first training session on Tuesday. His first game as a manager will be against Millwall on Saturday.
Steven Reid, who was in charge of Saturday's 2-0 win over Huddersfield following Hughton's departure, will continue to be a member of the City Ground coaching staff.
Will Forest's strategy change pay off?
Analysis - BBC Radio Nottingham Forest correspondent Colin Fray
Forest supporters have learned from past history that it is not a good idea to get too excited about a new manager.
In the last decade, thirteen permanent managers at City Ground have been fired. Chris Hughton, who was appointed as the City Ground's new manager, looked very well-suited just a year ago.
Hughton's plan didn't work, and the Reds turned to a younger coach. His Swansea team reached the play-offs each of the previous two seasons.
The Top Six felt far away over the past 12 month, but Forest's strategy change over the summer saw them reduce the average age of their group by adding younger players.
Cooper's success with Liverpool's youth was a huge attraction.
Forest and the club's supporters hope that he will finally bring the club the much-needed, long-awaited success they have been waiting for.
