Post by QPR Report on Oct 28, 2009 6:53:34 GMT
There was a Dowie suggestion, but turns out not. Interesting Notts County are going this way.
Telegraph - Notts County appoint Hans Backe as manager
Notts County have confirmed the appointment of Hans Backe as their new manager, on a three-year deal.
The 57 year-old succeeds Ian McParland at the ambitious League Two club, who hired Sven-Goran Eriksson as their director of football in the summer.
In Backe, Eriksson has now hired the man who was his assistant at both Manchester City and with the Mexico national team.
Like Eriksson, Backe was on the shortlist to become the next head coach of the Sweden national team, but he insisted he is keen to get back into club management.
He told the Nottingham Evening Post: "I want to get back into the daily routine with practice, I've felt a longing for a long time now. It's possible that the next two to three years will be my last as a club manager."
Backe has spent much of his managerial career in Scandinavia and has won four Danish titles with FC Copenhagen and Aalborg.
He has also had spells at Austrian side SV Salzburg and Greek giants Panathinaikos.
Notts County's last two matches have been overseen by joint caretaker team Dave Kevan and Michael Johnson, but it seems likely that Backe will be in charge for for the home game against Shrewsbury at the weekend.
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leaguetwo/nottscounty/6446816/Notts-County-appoint-Hans-Backe-as-manager.html
Telegraph - Notts County appoint Hans Backe as manager
Notts County have confirmed the appointment of Hans Backe as their new manager, on a three-year deal.
The 57 year-old succeeds Ian McParland at the ambitious League Two club, who hired Sven-Goran Eriksson as their director of football in the summer.
In Backe, Eriksson has now hired the man who was his assistant at both Manchester City and with the Mexico national team.
Like Eriksson, Backe was on the shortlist to become the next head coach of the Sweden national team, but he insisted he is keen to get back into club management.
He told the Nottingham Evening Post: "I want to get back into the daily routine with practice, I've felt a longing for a long time now. It's possible that the next two to three years will be my last as a club manager."
Backe has spent much of his managerial career in Scandinavia and has won four Danish titles with FC Copenhagen and Aalborg.
He has also had spells at Austrian side SV Salzburg and Greek giants Panathinaikos.
Notts County's last two matches have been overseen by joint caretaker team Dave Kevan and Michael Johnson, but it seems likely that Backe will be in charge for for the home game against Shrewsbury at the weekend.
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leaguetwo/nottscounty/6446816/Notts-County-appoint-Hans-Backe-as-manager.html