Aberdeen have sacked Stephen Robinson with the club sitting 11th in the Scottish Premiership.
It follows their 4-0 loss to Hibernian on Saturday, which was their fourth league defeat in five games.
The Dons have lost seven of their 12 Premiership matches this season and lost 1-0 to Rangers in the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup.
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Watch highlights from Stephen Robinson’s last match as Aberbeen boss in their Scottish Premiership defeat by Hibernian
Fans inside Pittodrie called for his sacking during their defeat to Hibs, with the 51-year-old admitting the performance was not good enough, but he would carry on as manager until told otherwise.
Robinson joined from Scottish Premiership rivals St Mirren in March, signing a deal until the summer of 2029.
Robinson was appointed by Aberdeen in March
He saved the Dons from the relegation play-offs last season, after leading the Buddies to three consecutive top-six finishes, plus the League Cup trophy in December.
Aberdeen have the international break before their next league fixture away to Kilmarnock on November 21 to bring in a replacement.
A club statement said: “Following a board meeting, Aberdeen Football Club has today taken the decision to part company with head coach Stephen Robinson.
“Stephen leaves the club alongside assistant head coach Brian Kerr and first team coach Stephen Craigan. We thank them for their efforts during their time at Pittodrie and wish them every success for the future.
“Preparatory work to support the appointment of a new manager has been undertaken, and the recruitment process is ongoing. The focus will be on identifying the right candidate to lead the club forward and deliver the progress expected across all areas of the football operation.
“Stuart Duff will assume interim charge of first team training while the club continues its search for a new Head Coach.”
Boyd: Aberdeen ‘miles off it’
Former FA managing director Adrian Bevington was appointed Aberdeen CEO in September
Sky Sports’ Kris Boyd:
“It’s not worked out the way that he [Robinson] would have thought it would have.
“Coming in last year and keeping Aberdeen in the league has got to be considered a success, but obviously they lost out in the semi-final last week and it’s not been the start of the season that Aberdeen would have expected.
“I’ve got to be honest, I think there are a lot of other factors for me why the Stephen Robertson regime at Aberdeen hasn’t worked.
“There are other people in there who have got to be held accountable as well.
“It’s not been great for Aberdeen. They will tell you they’re the third biggest team in the country, but right now, they’re miles off it and they’re going to have to start getting results.”
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