Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen have confirmed the appointment of Neil Warnock as their new manager until the end of the season.
The 75-year-old takes charge of his 16th different club following the departure of Barry Robson, who was sacked at the end of January following a three-game winless run.
Peter Leven took charge of Saturday's top-flight clash with Celtic, where Aberdeen held the champions to a 1-1 draw, and Aberdeen have confirmed that he will continue in his current coaching role.
Warnock - who is joined at Pittodrie by assistant Ronnie Jepson - will take charge of the Dons for the first time on Tuesday evening, when Rangers welcome the 75-year-old's outfit to Ibrox.
"I'm really looking forward to the challenge here at Aberdeen. I've made no secret of the fact I've always wanted to manage in Scotland so when I spoke to Dave and Alan and they asked me to help out it just felt like the right opportunity," Warnock told the official Aberdeen website.
Neil Warnock has been appointed as our manager until the end of the season.
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"By all accounts there is a good group of lads here and it's my job now to get the best out of them. Aberdeen is a big club with clear ambition and I'm hoping that during my time here the supporters will get behind the team and I can put a smile on their faces."
Warnock arrives for his first managerial appointment in Scotland after leaving Huddersfield Town for a second time in September, achieving nine wins from 23 games in charge of the Terriers last year.
The Sheffield-born coach first entered the world of management with Gainsborough Trinity in 1980, while he also took charge of Burton Albion, Notts County, Scarborough, Plymouth Argyle, Oldham Athletic and Burnley before the turn of the millennium.
Warnock has since been in control of the reins at Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Queens Park Rangers, Middlesbrough and Rotherham United, and he won the 2010-11 Championship title while on the books at QPR.
The 75-year-old holds the record for the most promotions in English Football League history with eight, while he has also taken charge of more matches than any other head coach in England with 1,952.
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"From the moment we first spoke with Neil his enthusiasm for managing Aberdeen was infectious," Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack added.
"He has had an incredible career in management, not only in terms of volume of games and winning promotions, but also of coming into clubs at short notice and making an immediate impact.
"We look forward to Neil, Ronnie and the team pushing hard in the remaining four months of the campaign as we still have a huge amount to play for both in the SPFL Premiership and the Scottish Cup."
Aberdeen sit eighth in the Scottish Premiership table with 25 points from 22 games in the 2023-24 season, just six points clear of Ross County in the Premiership playoff final position.
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