Plymouth appoint Austrian coach Miron Muslic to succeed Wayne Rooney | Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth have appointed Miron Muslic because the membership’s new head coach to interchange Wayne Rooney.

The 42-year-old former Cercle Brugge supervisor has signed a three-and-a-half 12 months deal to succeed Rooney, who left the membership on New Yr’s Eve.

Muslic was sacked by Cercle Brugge in December because the workforce struggled within the Belgian Professional League, however had led them by means of the Convention League group stage.

The Austrian coach will watch his new aspect from the stands once they tackle Brentford within the FA Cup on Saturday earlier than he switches his consideration to a Championship survival marketing campaign. Argyle sit backside of the desk, three factors adrift of security.

The chairman, Simon Hallett, instructed Plymouth’s web site: “Miron had a transparent imaginative and prescient of how he wished to take Argyle ahead and confirmed a depth of tactical consciousness that made it clear precisely how he wished the workforce to arrange and play.

“He comes with glowing opinions from his time at Cercle Brugge the place he took a workforce from a lowly league place to European soccer, which is not any imply feat.

“I need to welcome him to the membership and look ahead to seeing him have an instantaneous influence on the workforce.”