Rijeka presents new head coach Victor Sanchez

Croatian champions Rijeka presented on Thursday their new head coach, Victor Sánchez.

The former Real Madrid player replaces Radomir Đalović, has signed a two-year deal with the club.

Sánchez made 80 appearances and won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. His first test with Rijeka comes next week in the Cup, followed by league play.

"We will work from the first day to try to set our philosophy, to try to be a very compact team in both attack and defense. If you want to become champions, you have to be always leading the score table and leading the goals that you concede in the positive way. We will go for that...to be solid!” said Sanchez.

Đalović was fired on Monday, in the wake of a humiliating 5:0 loss to PAOK in Europa league qualifying and the club slipping to seventh place in the rankings.