Sacked Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri on Friday signed a two-year deal to manage Greece, the country's football federation announced.
The 62-year-old Italian has been out of work since May.
He replaces Portugal's Fernando Santos who quit after taking Greece to the last 16 at the World Cup.
"I had other offers but once I met with the president of the federation I had a good feeling," former Chelsea boss Ranieri said.
"I saw Greece at the World Cup and they gave me a very good impression and I loved their spirit. We will continue to work hard and look to produce the best results in Euro 2016."
Ranieri had led Monaco to Ligue 1 promotion in 2013 and still had one year left on his contract.
Aside from his time at Chelsea he also had spells with Serie A clubs Inter Milan, Napoli, Fiorentina, Juventus, Roma and Parma as well as Spanish outfits Atletico Madrid and Valencia.
Local media reports suggested Ranieri has been given an annual salary of 800,000 euros ($A1.2 million) plus bonuses.
Friday, 25 July 2014
Ranieri named Greek national team coach
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