Soccer-Benfica agree two-year deal with new boss Schmidt

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Futebol SAD

18/05/2022 18:58

May 18 (Reuters) - Benfica have reached a deal to appoint
Roger Schmidt as their head coach for the next two seasons, the
Portuguese side confirmed on Wednesday.
    Benfica, who finished third in the Portuguese Primeira Liga
this season, expect to complete contract formalities over the
course of next week. 
    The club announced last month that they had reached an
agreement in principle to appoint Schmidt, who will join them
from next season after managing PSV Eindhoven this term.
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    PSV came second in the Dutch league this season, finishing
two points behind champions Ajax Amsterdam. 
    Schmidt made his name at Salzburg and Bayer Leverkusen
before a spell in China where he was sacked in mid-2019 by
Beijing Guoan.
    The 55-year-old will replace Nelson Verissimo at Benfica.

 (Reporting by Silvia Recchimuzzi in Gdansk
Editing by Toby Davis)
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