Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur coach Andre Villas-Boas will take over Russian football side Zenit St Petersburg this week after agreeing on a two-season contract.
Villas-Boas takes over after Zenit sacked coach Luciano Spalletti earlier this month and appointed caretaker Sergey Semak, who will be in charge on Thursday in their Champions League return leg at Borussia Dortmund for a spot in the quarter-finals.
The 36-year-old Portuguese was sacked by Tottenham in December last year.
The Russians, who managed just one win in the competition this season, including the group stage, lost the first leg 4-2 at home.
