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THELIN ACCEPTS ABERDEEN DISMISSAL AFTER FACING A WINLESS RUN

Published: 2026-01-05 17:58:04 Last Updated: 2026-01-06 10:35:35

Jimmy Thelin, the Scottish Cup-winning manager of Aberdeen, has left the squad, which is currently seventh in the Scottish Premiership and has lost five straight games. The 47-year-old Swede declared that he would "take my share of responsibility" and "accept this decision." Eight months have passed since he guided Pittodrie to their first Scottish Cup victory in thirty-five years, defeating Celtic on penalties.
Following a draw with Dundee United and defeats to Celtic and Conference League rivals Sparta Prague, the Dons' 1-0 Scottish Premiership setback at Falkirk on Saturday marked their second straight loss. Peter Leven, the first-team coach, assumes temporary leadership, beginning with the trip to Rangers on Tuesday.
Peter Leven, the first-team coach, assumes temporary leadership, beginning with the trip to Rangers on Tuesday. Christer Persson, Pittodrie's assistant manager, is also departing.
"Today marks the end of my tenure as manager at Aberdeen," Thelin stated. I accept this decision with the utmost respect for this storied institution. The longevity of our profession is ultimately determined by the results, thus I accept my fair share of responsibility. I have complete faith in the work that was done, but football doesn't always give time for faith to materialise. I want to express my gratitude to the players for their dedication and hard work while I was their coach, as well as the staff for their daily dedication and pride."
"I also want to express my gratitude to the supporters. Even when you are disappointed, your enthusiasm for your team never fades.
"Aberdeen will always be a part of my journey, and leading this wonderful club and spending that special day with them at Hampden has been a privilege. I'm going to wish everyone involved, on and off the pitch, success."

Aberdeen stated that "results and performances have fallen below the required standard and have not been commensurate with the level of investment made in the first-team squad and football operation".

"I want to thank Jimmy and Christer for delivering our first Scottish Cup win in 35 years last May, and I wish them the very best for the future," stated Chairman Dave Cormack.

"These memories will last a lifetime, and Jimmy will be forever etched into Aberdeen's history for delivering such a special day for our supporters, as only one of six Aberdeen managers to win the Scottish Cup in our storied 122-year history.

"However, after significant investment in recent windows, we have not kicked on in the way we hoped or expected following that success.

"We have tried to give the situation as much time as possible, but recent performances have been significantly below the standards we expect, and we believe it is now right to take a different direction."

Aberdeen had only managed one point from their first six league games and had been eliminated from the Premier Sports Cup by Motherwell earlier in the season, putting pressure on Thelin.

However, the former head coach of Elfsborg had extra time due to an improvement in domestic performance. Aberdeen finished second bottom in the Conference League league phase with just two points; they will host Rangers on Sunday.

Since the Scottish Cup final, Thelin has won eight of a possible thirty games in all competitions. Following Saturday's defeat, he stated, "I won't talk much about the game, but more about ourselves." There are too many personal choices.

"Football is more than technique and systems. It's how you act on the football pitch. It's about responsibility. We've been here before, we've bounced back, but now we're back some steps again.

"Even if you don't have the perfect game, it should always feel like we give the fans everything, and right now we aren't doing that. That's not good enough. I'm the manager, I'm responsible, but sometimes the players have to look in the mirror and know what football is about. We have to drop our egos and play much better as a team."

After joining Aberdeen in the summer of 2024, Thelin had a remarkable impact, winning 14 of his first 15 games as manager and drawing one.

Aberdeen's Premiership season never truly recovered from their humiliation at Hampden, though, as a 6-0 loss to Celtic in the League Cup semi-final last season signalled a decline in league form.

Aberdeen secured a Europa League qualifying spot in the Scottish Cup final by forcing extra time after falling down at halftime and winning in the shootout.

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Romanian team defeated the opponent over two legs. The Dons were sent to the Conference League by FCSB, where they drew with Noah and AEK Larnaca. Aberdeen's defensive issues in Europe this season were demonstrated by a 3-0 loss to Sparta Prague and a 6-0 loss against AEK Athens.

After Derek McInnes' eight-year tenure ended in 2021, the club is currently searching for a fifth manager. Cormack has served as chairman for the previous four appointments. Despite having a marginally poorer victory percentage than his predecessor, Barry Robson, Thelin lasted two more games.

Craig Hinchliffe and sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel will support Leven, who previously managed the first team after Robson's dismissal in early 2024 and during interim manager Neil Warnock's brief stay later that year. Six of Leven's twelve games as manager that season were victories.

Pfannenstiel "will also lead the process to appoint the club's next permanent manager", according to Aberdeen.

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