Lucien Favre appointed head coach of Borussia Dortmund

Berlin May 22 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund appointed Lucien Favre as their new head coach signing a two-year contract until June 30 2020 the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday.
The 60-year-old Swiss coach heads to Dortmund from French Ligue 1 club Nice replacing Peter Stoger reports Efe.
"Coaching Borussia Dortmund is an exciting task that I m delighted to take on. I d like to thank the directors for the faith they ve shown in me. We ll now work together on the new team " Favre said in a statement released on the German club s website.
"It is one of the most interesting clubs in Europe and I m looking forward to returning to the Bundesliga which I know extremely well and always kept an eye on during my two years in Nice " he added.
This is Favre s third experience with the Bundesliga after coaching Hertha Berlin in 2008/09 and Borussia Monchengladbach in 2011/12.

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