Sergio Conceiçao was appointed as the head coach of the Saudi Arabian team Al Ittihad, vacated by Laurent Blanc.
In the statement made by the club, it was announced that an agreement was reached with the 50-year-old Portuguese coach.
Conceiçao played in teams such as Braga, Nantes, Porto and Milan in his career.
Having lost the first two matches in the AFC Champions League this season, Al Ittihad ranked third in the Saudi Arabian Pro League with 9 points collected in 4 weeks.