Greek double-winners Olympiacos CFP have appointed Temuri Ketsbaia as their
new coach, the former Georgian international signing a three-year contract at
the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium.

'Ambitious'
Ketsbaia, 41, resigned from his post at Anorthosis Famagusta FC in April
after helping the club become the first from Cyprus to reach the UEFA
Champions League group stage, defeating Olympiacos in the third qualifying
round. Club president Sokratis Kokkalis said: "Mr Ketsbaia is a young and
ambitious person who will achieve the club's objectives. He has the
qualifications and we will support him with all the resources possible. He is
someone that knows Greek football very well and in our view we should all
give him the support he needs in order for him to achieve success."

Valverde departure
Ketsbaia replaces Ernesto Valverde, who failed to agree terms on a contract
extension with the club despite guiding the Red and Whites to their 14th
domestic double. "We wanted a person who will work very hard for Olympiacos
and I believe we'll have that with him," Kokkalis added. Meanwhile,
Olympiacos are expected to hold further talks with Blackburn Rovers FC over
the potential signing of Matt Derbyshire, who enjoyed a successful six-month
loan spell in Greece at the end of last season. Derbyshire scored eight goals
in 13 matches for Olympiacos, two of which came in the memorable Greek Cup
final victory over AEK Athens FC on 2 May.

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