Rio de Janeiro March 20 (IANS) Four-time Brazilian Serie A champions Vasco da Gama have named Milton Mendes as their new coach.
The 51-year-old replaces Cristovao Borges who was sacked after the club s elimination from the Copa do Brazil football tournament last week reports Xinhua news agency.
I m very happy to have been given this opportunity and I m going to grab it with both hands. I m motivated and optimistic Mendes told Vasco s official website.
Mendes is a former Vasco youth team player and made 26 appearances for the Rio de Janeiro club in the mid-1980s
He began his coaching career in 2001 and completed his UEFA badges shortly after. He has coached clubs in Brazil Japan Qatar and Portugal.
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Vasco da Gama name Mendes as coach
