Sánchez Flores back with Benfica

SL Benfica have appointed Quique Sánchez Flores as their new coach with the 43-year-old Spaniard signing a two-year contract with the Lisbon giants.

Valencia success
Sánchez Flores had not taken up a coaching role since October 2007 when he was dismissed by Valencia CF after two fine seasons at Mestalla. Benfica had been without a permanent coach since the departure of José Antonio Camacho in March, when Fernando Chalana took the reins in a caretaker capacity.

'Ambition and patience'
"We will be demanding and we want to achieve important objectives, something that Benfica have managed in the past," said Sánchez Flores. "We will have the ambition and patience needed to get to the top. I don't want to make any promises, as we will be successful. We'll have to be very ambitious but always very focused. That's very important." Benfica will play in the UEFA Cup first round next season after finishing fourth in the Portuguese Liga.