Bottom of the Premier League, Wolves name Vítor Pereira’s replacement | OneFootball

Wolverhampton announced this Wednesday the successor to Vitor Pereira as the team's manager. It is the Welshman Rob Edwards, who was at Middlesbrough, the runner-up in the English second division. Without a win and with only two points from 11 games, the Wolves of André, João Gomes, and Jhon Árias are looking to stay in the Premier League after a terrible start.

Who is the new Wolves manager

A former player, Rob was a defender and played 15 matches for the Welsh national team. Edwards played for the Wolves from 2004 to 2008, appearing in 111 games for the club. He retired in 2013 at Barnsley. As a coach, he began his career at Wolverhampton itself, as a youth team coach, in 2014.

In 2016, he managed the main team as an interim in two occasions: a draw against Blackburn, 1-1, and a defeat to Derby County, 3-2. Both occasions were in the English second division.

In 2019, he left the club and went through the youth categories of the English national team, Forest Green Rovers, where he won his first and only title as a coach, the English fourth division of 21/22, and clubs in the second division like Watford and Luton Town.

At Luton, Rob had his longest tenure by managing the team for 103 games, from 2022 until early 2025. During this period, he achieved promotion to the first division in the 22/23 season, although he couldn't maintain it the following season.

At Middlesbrough since the beginning of the 25/26 season, Edwards managed the team for 16 games and maintains a success rate of 60.4%. Currently, the team holds the runner-up position in the English second division.

Complicated Mission

Edwards' mission will be difficult. In the first division since 2018, Wolverhampton is in a delicate situation. Under the command of Vítor Pereira, former coach of Corinthians and Flamengo, the team failed to win any games in the current English Championship season and is at the bottom of the competition. The coach was dismissed after a 3-0 defeat against Fulham.

Rob's first game in charge of the team will be at home in the English Championship, on November 22, at 11:00 AM (Brasília time) against Crystal Palace.

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