French champion PSG names Unai Emery as its new coach

6/30/2016 3:59:18 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) (FILES) This file photo taken on May 18, 2016 shows Sevilla''s Spanish coach Unai Emery looking on during the UEFA Europa League final football match between Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC at the St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel. Paris Saint-Germain on June 28, 2016 named Spaniard Unai Emery as their new coach on a two-year contract. AFP / JAVIER SORIANO

PARIS: Unai Emery, who guided Spanish club Sevilla to its third straight Europa League title last month, has been named as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain.

The French champion said in a statement Tuesday that Emery has signed a two-year deal, with the option for an extra year.

The 44-year-old Spaniard replaces Laurent Blanc at PSG.

Blanc was fired on Monday, only months after he signed a new two-year contract.

Despite leading PSG to back-to-back domestic trebles — an unprecedented level of success in the French league — Blanc fell short in Europe, failing to get beyond the quarterfinals of the Champions League during his three seasons in charge.

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