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Gspurning & Co.: This is Glasner's coaching staff at Nottingham
Several well-known names are following Oliver Glasner to the English top-flight club. Two new faces are also joining – including a former Austria player and ex-ÖFB goalkeeper coach Michael Gspurning.
Oliver Glasner will take over English traditional club Nottingham Forest for the upcoming season (All information>>>).
As the club around controversial owner Evangelos Marinakis announced on Friday, the coaching staff surrounding the 51-year-old Innviertler has now also been confirmed.
Glasner is bringing several long-standing companions with him to the City Ground.
Emanuel Pogatetz and Michael Angerschmid will serve as assistant coaches. They will be supported by assistant coaches Michael Berktold and James Holland, and goalkeeper coach Michael Gspurning.
Long-standing companions follow Glasner
The coaching team unites numerous shared stints with Glasner in Austria, Germany, and England. Angerschmid is considered one of the Innviertler's closest confidants, having worked alongside him at LASK, VfL Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt, and most recently Crystal Palace.
Together, they celebrated, among other achievements, the Europa League triumph with Frankfurt, as well as other national and international successes.
Pogatetz also knows the Premier League very well. The former ÖFB national team player recently worked with Glasner at Crystal Palace for more than two years and is expected to join the coaching staff after completing visa formalities.
Berktold has also accompanied Glasner for several stints and was most recently responsible for the physical preparation and performance development of the teams.
Ex-Austria Player and Gspurning
Former Austria player James Holland, an ex-Australian international, brings his experience from various European leagues and will, among other things, be responsible for tactical preparation and individual development.
The team is completed by Michael Gspurning. The former Austrian national goalkeeper most recently worked as a goalkeeper coach at Union Berlin and for the ÖFB, and will now strengthen the staff of the "Tricky Trees".
