Norwich City have appointed former Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner as their new head coach on a 12-month rolling contract.
The 51-year-old succeeds Dean Smith, who was sacked the day after his side’s defeat at Luton Town on 26 December.
Wagner guided the Terriers to Premier League promotion in 2017 and kept them in the top flight for a season before leaving by mutual consent in 2019.
“This is a very special and proud moment,” he told the club website.”To be here, back in England, as the head coach of Norwich City is a huge honour.
“I’m very pleased with what I have seen so far. The facilities at the Lotus Training Centre are top class. We now have to look forward and work extremely hard.”This is a new challenge for us all. Will it be easy? No.
We have to leave what has happened in the past behind. If we want success, we have to be together. Together as a group of players, backroom staff and supporters.
“Wagner, who will take charge for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Blackburn, is joined by Christophe Buhler as assistant head coach. Current Canaries loan player manager Andrew Hughes becomes first-team coach.
Wagner last worked as boss of Swiss side Young Boys. His stint in Bern lasted just eight months, and included a Champions League group stage win against Manchester United, but it ended in March 2022 when Young Boys were a distant second in their attempt to defend their Swiss title.
Prior to that he was appointed boss of German giants Schalke, but he lasted just one full season having finished in the bottom half of the Bundesliga.
He was sacked just two games into his second campaign, following an 8-0 defeat by Bayern Munich and 3-1 home loss to Werder Bremen
