Sunderland name Advocaat as coach

Sunderland name Advocaat as coach

LONDON - English Premier League strugglers Sunderland on Tuesday named former Dutch national coach Dick Advocaat as their new manager.

Dick Advocaat, then coach of Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, speaks during a press conference at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on April 9, 2014

The northeast club quickly made the appointment after sacking Gus Poyet on Monday after a stinging 4-0 home defeat to Aston Villa. The 67-year-old was named as coach for the rest of the season in a club statement.

Sunderland chairman Ellis Short said: "Dick has an incredible CV and vast experience of managing at the very highest level. We have one aim only now -- to climb the table and everyone is fully focused on the task ahead of us."

Advocaat said: "Sunderland is a big club and I am very much looking forward to the challenge ahead. We must now concentrate on Saturday as a priority and I can’t wait to get started."

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