The 38-year-old Portuguese Silva, who led Olympiakos to a record
43rd league title last season, cited personal reasons for his sudden and
unexpected departure.
Soccer-Victor Sanchez replaces Silva as Olympiakos coach
Marco Silva resigned as coach of Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus on Thursday with the club immediately announcing Spaniard Victor Sanchez as his successor.
The 38-year-old Portuguese
Silva, who led Olympiakos to a record 43rd league title last season,
cited personal reasons for his sudden and unexpected departure.
"Olympiakos
announces to its fans that the coach, Marco Silva, has tendered his
resignation due to personal reasons. His resignation was accepted," the club said in a brief statement.
Olympiakos then published a second statement, adding: "We further announce that we have reached an agreement with Victor Sanchez to be the club's new coach."
The
40-year-old Sanchez, who worked at Olympiakos as assistant to former
coach Michel in the 2013/14 season, managed Deportivo La Coruna last
season, but was sacked after the club finished 15th in La Liga.
Silva
had become a hugely popular figure with the Olympiakos fans after
enjoying a record-breaking first season in charge in 2015/16, wrapping
up the title with six matches to spare and chalking up a club-record 17
league wins in a row in the process.
According to
local media reports, Silva informed Olympiakos's shocked players of his
decision on the first day of their pre-season preparation camp in
Austria.
Silva had been linked with FC Porto before they appointed Nuno Espirito Santo.
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