Stephen Robinson becomes new coach of Aberdeen after departing St. Mirren

[p]The 51-year-old and his assistant Brian Kerr have signed contracts until 2029.[/p][p]Peter Leven had been caretaker boss at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aberdeen/AmdbMiWq/"]Aberdeen[/a] following the sacking of Jimmy Thelin in early January.[/p][p]The Scottish Cup holders lost 3-0 to second-tier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dunfermline/Eg3xY5eg/"]Dunfermline Athletic[/a] in Saturday's quarter-final and have won just once in eight outings in all competitions.[/p][p]"[b]There is a strong desire to re-establish a clear identity for our club, to become harder to play against and restore competitiveness in our matches,[/b]" said chairman Dave Cormack.[/p][p]"[b]For those reasons we believe Stephen is the right head coach to deliver exactly that.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="d649bf1d-22fb-40f4-b63c-93f2ef17d466" url="https://x.com/AberdeenFC/status/2032184861134352770?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Robinson said he could not turn down the opportunity.[/p][p]"[b]Aberdeen has a tremendous history and there's no mistaking it is a huge club,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]"[b]The facilities and resources that will be at my disposal are excellent and, more importantly, the fan base is tremendous so I'm excited to work for a club of this size and strive to take it forward.[/b]"[/p]