Chapecoense, who lost most of their players and staff when 71 passengers and crew died in an air crash in Colombia, have appointed the experienced Vagner Mancini as coach.
“Vagner Mancini will take charge of the team with the responsibility for maintaining the work that was being done,” the Brazilian club said.
The 50-year-old replaces Caio Júnior, who was among those killed when the plane carrying the team hit a mountainside outside Medellín, leaving the football world in mourning.
Chapecoense were travelling to play Atlético Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana – the biggest game in the team’s history. Six people survived, including three members of the club.
Mancini has coached more than a dozen clubs, including Santos, Grêmio, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama, and must now put together an entire squad for the new season, which starts in late January.