Aberdeen FC have parted company with manager Jimmy Thelin, with the club eighth in the Scottish Premiership and on a five-match losing run.
The 47-year-old Swede departs just eight months after leading the Pittodrie side to their first Scottish Cup win in 35 years, beating Celtic on penalties at Hampden. His final match in charge was Saturday’s 1–0 league defeat at Falkirk.
First-team coach Peter Leven will take charge on an interim basis, starting with Tuesday’s trip to Rangers. Assistant manager Christer Persson is also leaving the club.
In a statement, Thelin said: “Today my time as manager at Aberdeen comes to an end. It is with great respect for this historic club that I accept this decision.
"Results ultimately decide the tenure of this profession, and as such I take my share of responsibility.”
Aberdeen said “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”.
Chairman Dave Cormack added: “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.”