Seventy-eight-year-old Roy Hodgson has been appointed Bristol City boss after the Championship club sacked Gerhard Struber.
The former England, Liverpool and Crystal Palace manager takes over at Bristol City for the second time until the end of the season.
Bristol City, who are winless in their last six, say Struber was dismissed along with assistant Bernd Eibler because “recent performances have not met expectations”.
Hodgson takes over with Bristol City 16th in the Championship and nine points adrift of the play-off places with seven games to play.
He will meet the squad on Monday and take charge of his first game against Charlton on Friday April 3, live on Sky Sports.
“I would like to thank Gerhard and Bernd for their hard work over the past nine months and we wish them all the best,” City chief executive officer Charlie Boss said.
“Roy’s appointment is about more than the results of the next seven games. Over the remainder of the season, he will help us set the standards and values at the club that we will need to be successful going forwards.
“Roy is a vastly experienced coach who has achieved and won at the highest level. He will support me, our players and our football staff as we build towards achieving our potential.
“We are in the process of appointing a sporting director who will have a direct input into the recruitment of a new permanent head coach.”
