Swansea Appoint Head Coach Matos On Four-year Deal

Swansea City person appointed Vitor Matos arsenic their caller caput coach connected a four-year contract.

The erstwhile Liverpool elite improvement coach joins from Portuguese second-tier nine Maritimo, wherever he only took his first elder managerial domiciled successful June.

Swansea sacked Alan Sheehan earlier this period and, aft missing retired connected Middlesbrough-bound Kim Hellberg, nan Championship strugglers turned their attraction to Matos.

The 37-year-old was astatine Ashton Gate connected Saturday to watch nan Swans' 3-0 conclusion against Bristol City, leaving them 20th successful nan table.

"We said to a scope of candidates and Vitor was nan clear stand-out pinch a cohesive scheme of really to return our squad guardant and improve," said Swansea main executive Tom Gorringe.

"Vitor has spent complete a decade moving astatine elite clubs, and has been a trusted fig for immoderate of nan champion coaches operating successful nan modern game.

"He is committed to playing an attacking marque of football, and to processing players technically and tactically, and we are judge supporters are going to bask watching his Swansea City squad successful action."

In a statment nan nine besides said they are moving pinch Matos connected finalising a backroom unit that "provides nan support and expertise to springiness him nan champion chance of being successful".

Club fable Leon Britton has joined nan coaching squad connected a short-term basis, while Joe Allen will besides assistance pinch nan transition.

Sheehan's erstwhile adjunct leader Darren O'Dea, who was successful impermanent complaint past weekend, on pinch chap coach Richard Stearman, will time off Swansea pursuing Matos' appointment.