ETHIOPIAN league champions Saint George have announced the appointment of Italian World Cup winner Giuseppe Dossena as coach on a two-year soccer contract.
Dossena, who has coached Ghana and served as assistant to Cesare Maldini during Paraguay's 2002 World Cup campaign, signed the agreement with club president Abennet Gebremeskel on Saturday, team manager Daniel Kassa told AFP.
Daniel did not disclose Dossena's annual salary.
Saint George, the country's oldest and most successful soccer club, are reigning champions of Ethiopia’s 18-team Premier League and have been crowned champions seven times this decade.
The 52-year-old Dossena will be tasked with turning around the team’s fortunes on the Africa continental level, where they have failed to sparkle despite their dominance in the domestic league.
Dossena is Saint George’s fourth foreign coach in recent years, a period during which the club have invest heavily on players and infrastructure, including a new stadium earlier this year.
A club player for Sampdoria, Udinese and Bologna in Italy’s Serie A, Dossena won 38 caps for Italy, and was a member of the 1982 World Cup-winning squad. — Sapa-AFP
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