Bajevic back at Olympiacos

Olympiacos CFP announced this evening that coach Dusan Bajevic will return to the Greek club on a three-year contract.

Three year-contract
The official announcement read: "Olympiacos are announcing their cooperation for the next three years with coach Dusan Bajevic. Before making this decision, the club took into consideration the former successful partnership of the two parties, which laid the foundations for Olympiacos' magnificent run of seven consecutive league titles. The aim of this decision is to build a strong squad of high quality for future success."

Drought ended
Bajevic previously took over as Olympiacos coach in summer 1996, leaving AEK Athens FC. His appointment proved the springboard for a sustained spell of success for the Athens club who, without a league title since 1987, emerged triumphant in 1997, 1998 and 1999. In 1998/99 the club claimed a domestic double and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were edged out by Juventus FC.

Cup triumph
Having been unexpectedly dismissed in November 1999, Bajevic went on to coach FC PAOK between 2000 and 2002, winning the Greek Cup final against Olympiacos in May 2001. He returned to AEK in June 2002 but the fans were unwilling to forgive his earlier defection to Olympiacos and he decided to leave the club again in January of this year. Olympiacos, meanwhile, had their seven-year run of league titles ended by Panathinaikos FC in 2003/04.