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Five things you didn't know about new Wolves boss Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert is the man taking over in the Molineux hot seat, replacing Walter Zenga with the task of getting Wolves up the table.

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Here are five facts you might not know about the new man in charge.

He's a Champions League winner

Lambert won the Champions League at Borussia Dortmund.

Whilst Wolves aren't quite in the upper echelons of European football right now, they'll have a boss that's seen it all on the continent.

During his time with Borussia Dortmund as a player, Lambert helped lead the German club to Champions League glory.

His Dortmund squad got the better of Italian giants Juventus in the final, winning 3-1 at the Olympiastadion in Munich.

He won successive manager of the year honours

Paul Lambert's most successful reign as a manager to date came with Norwich City, when he guided them to back to back promotions from League One to the Premier League.

Whilst the club's success was clearly evident, he was also awarded two consecutive manager of the season awards to go with each promotion.

Wolves will undoubtedly want to see similar performance from the Scot as they aim to fight their way back to the promised land of the top flight.

He's in the Scottish Football Hall of Fame

Paul Lambert's time as a player with Scotland earned him Hall of Fame honours.

Hall of Famers aren't easy to come by, but Paul Lambert is among a very exclusive club in the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

Joining such names as Henrik Larsson, Ally McCoist and Sir Alex Ferguson, Lambert was inducted in 2009.

The induction recognised his tenure as a player for Scotland, in which he made 40 appearances for the senior team, scoring just one goal.

He's played in the World Cup

When Lambert was a player he had an enviable career. But one of the biggest stages of his career was joining Scotland in the France 1998 World Cup.

It wasn't the greatest tournament for the Scots, with losses to Brazil and Morocco either side of a 1-1 draw with Norway as they crashed out in the group stages. But that experience will no doubt be an advantage.

With a number of international players in Wolves' squad, having a manager who's played at such a high level will undoubtedly draw some respect from them.

He's never been relegated as a manager

Paul Lambert has never been relegated as a manager.

Wolves fans have had their fair share of relegations to deal with in the past, but with Lambert in charge they shouldn't have to worry.

He's never been in charge of a team which has been relegated with him in the hot seat, although his opening job at Livingston was probably one to forget.

He left the Scottish club in February 2006 and the club did suffer relegation later on that season, but it's still nice to know he's never been a victim of it.

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