FC Bruges said Thursday they had appointed Spaniard Juan Carlos Garrido to replace Georges Leekens, sacked as coach on November 4.
Garrido, 43, led provincial outfit Villarreal to a creditable fourth place in La Liga in 2011 and also steered them to the semi-finals of the Europa League before being dismissd last December after a poor start to the following campaign.
“Bruges is an important career chance for me – I can win titles with this club,” said Garrido.
“We have everything: Good players, good staff and good supporters.”
The club currently stand just eighth in the Belgian table with 22 points from 15 matches.
Bruges replace Leekens with Garrido
