Greece's coach Fernando Santos gestures in front of fourth official Nawaf Shukralla of Bahrain during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Costa Rica at the Pernambuco arena in Recife June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
LISBON (Reuters) - Fernando Santos, who led Greece to the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil, has been appointed coach of Portugal, the Portuguese federation (FPF) announced on Tuesday.
He replaced Paulo Bento, who left by mutual consent after Portugal made a calamitous start to their Euro 2016 campaign by losing 1-0 at home to Albania.
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