'I am delighted': Duncan Ferguson appointed Glentoran manager

Ferguson has signed what the Belfast club have a described as a multi-year contract

Duncan Ferguson has been appointed manager of Irish Premiership side Glentoran. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Duncan Ferguson has been appointed manager of Irish Premiership side Glentoran.

Ferguson, 54, has signed what the Belfast club have a described as a multi-year contract, with his former Dundee United team-mate Gary Bollan joining him as his assistant.

“I am delighted to become manager of Glentoran,” Ferguson told the club website.

“This is a big club with a tremendous history, and it is a great opportunity for me. I know that success here will be judged on what we win.”

Ferguson was previously assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez at Everton and was in caretaker control of the Toffees twice, before taking charge at Forest Green and Inverness.