Sunderland have appointed
former Manchester United manager David Moyes to replace Sam Allardyce
as boss at the Stadium of Light, the Premier League club said on
Saturday.
The 53-year-old Moyes signed a four-year
contract with the Black Cats and was chairman Ellis Short’s “first
choice” to take over after Allardyce was named the new England manager
this week.
Moyes, who was sacked from Old Trafford
in the immediate post-Alex Ferguson era and then had an unsuccessful
stint in Spain with Real Sociedad, will be tasked with keeping perennial
strugglers Sunderland in the Premier League for another season.
The Scot started his managerial career
with Preston but really made a name for himself at Everton, before his
ill-fated spell at Manchester United, where he was fired after less than
a season in the 2013-2014 campaign.
Moyes told the Sunderland website: “I am
delighted to have joined Sunderland. I am relishing the challenge and
excited by the opportunity.
“I have taken over a big British club, with a great support and I’m looking forward to working in the Premier League again.
“I look forward to continuing the good work done by Sam.”
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