Soccer-Diego Martinez appointed coach of Espanyol

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 Second Leg - Napoli v Granada - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - February 25, 2021 Granada coach Diego Martinez REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

(Reuters) - Spanish La Liga outfit Espanyol have hired former Osasuna and Granada coach Diego Martinez as manager for the next two seasons, the club said on Tuesday.

Martinez, 41, spent three seasons with Granada, securing promotion to La Liga in 2019 and reaching the Europa League quarter-finals in 2021 before leaving at the end of the season.