Advocaat to coach Zenit SP

Dutchman Dick Advocaat has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to coach Zenit St Petersburg. He stepped down as South Korea manager after his team was eliminated from the World Cup in Germany on Friday. Zenit said on their website that the...

Dutchman Dick Advocaat has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to coach Zenit St Petersburg.

He stepped down as South Korea manager after his team was eliminated from the World Cup in Germany on Friday.

Zenit said on their website that the 58-year-old would arrive in Russia's second city next Monday. Advocaat will make his Russian debut next month when Zenit host Dynamo Moscow in a league game.

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