Premier League side sacks ex-Flamengo man after 4 months in charge

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·1 Juli 2026

Premier League side sacks ex-Flamengo man after 4 months in charge

Nottingham Forest (ENG) nearly got relegated in the 2025/26 season

Nottingham Forest (ENG) decided to sack manager Vitor Pereira, formerly of Flamengo, after a campaign that nearly ended in relegation from the Premier League. As a result, the Portuguese coach lasted only four months in charge of the English club.

According to British outlet The Telegraph, owner Marinakis dismissed the coach through an email message. Journalist Fabrizio Romano also added that Austrian Oliver Glasner, formerly of Crystal Palace (ENG), will manage the English side in the 2026/27 season.

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Why was Vitor Pereira sacked?

Besides finishing the Premier League in 16th place, Nottingham Forest decided to trigger a unilateral termination clause valid until June 30. So, at 11:58 p.m. last Tuesday (30), the club informed the manager of its decision.

Thus, the Portuguese coach ended his spell with the English side after eight wins, six draws, and six defeats. The former Flamengo boss was the fifth manager to lead the squad under Marinakis’ ownership in the 2025/26 season.

When did Vitor Pereira manage Flamengo?

The Portuguese coach was at Corinthians in 2022. The São Paulo club offered him a contract renewal for the following year, but he said he needed to return to Portugal. That was because his mother-in-law was reportedly ill, which would motivate him to remain close to his family.

However, Flamengo announced the signing of Vitor Pereira starting in 2023, which angered part of the Corinthians fan base. The Portuguese coach, however, ended up being sacked by the Rubro-Negro after a 4-1 defeat to Fluminense in the final of that year’s Campeonato Carioca.

Who replaced Vitor Pereira at Flamengo?

The red-and-black club’s board then announced Jorge Sampaoli, in a spell marked by countless controversies. On the pitch, the Argentine also failed to deliver, even with a Copa do Brasil final appearance, which ended up being won by São Paulo.

So, Flamengo also dismissed Sampaoli and then announced Tite, after having two foreign managers in a single year. The managerial merry-go-round did not end there, however, as Filipe Luís and Leonardo Jardim complete the timeline of coaches.

What does the author think about Vitor Pereira?

To this day, I still can’t get over the decision to replace Dorival Júnior with the runner-up coach from the 2022 Copa do Brasil. The mistake became even clearer when Dorival himself won a title with São Paulo against Flamengo the following year,” said João Vítor Reis, from Coluna do Fla.

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