Sheffield Wednesday have appointed former Leeds United and Swansea City boss Garry Monk as their new manager.
The Owls, who are 11th in the Championship table, have not disclosed the length of Monk’s contract.
The 40-year-old ex-defender has been out of work since being sacked by Birmingham City in June after 15 months in charge.
Monk replaces Steve Bruce, who left Hillsborough in July to take charge of Premier League side Newcastle United.
His appointment by Wednesday means he will have managed five current second-tier sides in the past five years, since ending his playing career.
Coach Lee Bullen was in caretaker charge of the Yorkshire club’s first six league games of the season, winning three and losing three.
Monk’s first match in charge will be at Huddersfield Town on Sunday, 15 September.
Monk refutes agent claims
Since his departure from St Andrew’s, he has been considering legal action over allegations made against him and his agent by Birmingham, as well as Leeds and Middlesbrough.
It is claimed that, while manager of the three clubs, Monk wanted agent James Featherstone to be involved in their transfer deals.
Following Monk’s sacking by Blues, City chief executive Xuandong Ren claimed there had been a dispute relating to the use of Monk’s agent in “all” of their transfer deals.
Similar allegations were made by Middlesbrough, and former Leeds owner Massimo Cellino – who said he banned Featherstone from his club – but Monk insisted they were not guilty of any wrongdoing.
Under Monk, Birmingham finished 12 points clear of the Championship relegation places last season despite receiving a nine-point deduction from the English Football League for breaching profitability and sustainability rules.
