Lucien Favre appointed new Borussia Dortmund manager
Updated 22/05/2018 at 10:13 GMT
Lucien Favre has been appointed as the new Borussia Dortmund manager.
Dortmund parted ways with coach Peter Stoger at the end of the season after the club finished fourth in the Bundesliga and only narrowly made the Champions League spot on the last matchday.
Stoger's departure capped an inconsistent campaign that began with Dutchman Peter Bosz at the helm before he was sacked midway through the season.
The 60-year-old Favre, nicknamed 'the Brain' for his tactical acumen, left French club Nice two days ago and will return to the Bundesliga following successful spells at Hertha Berlin and Borussia Moenchengladbach.
He led Hertha to a fourth place finish in 2009 and then took Gladbach from the brink of relegation to fourth spot in 2012.
"Signing Lucien Favre as coach is an important part of our sporting new start," said Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc in a statement.
"He is well-respected for his qualities which he has impressively proven at Hertha, Gladbach and recently Nice."
Dortmund, champions in 2011 and 2012 and Champions League finalists in 2013, had expected to once again be title contenders this season but instead saw Bayern Munich race away with the title.
"To coach Borussia Dortmund is an attractive task that I am very happy to take on," Favre, who is fluent in German, said. "Now we will start working on the new team."
Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is widely reported to be the favourite to take over from Favre at Nice.
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