Gus Poyet was hired as coach of Greece’s national team on Friday in a change of leadership after its failure to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar.
The Greek Soccer Federation said it had reached an agreement with the former Chelsea, Tottenham and Uruguay midfielder.
Details of the deal were not immediately announced.
The 54-year-old Poyet replaces Dutch coach John van’t Schip who resigned in November after Greece finished third in its World Cup qualifying group behind Spain and Sweden.
Poyet has coached teams in several countries, including China, Spain and France, and also had spells at the helm of Sunderland and Greek club AEK Athens.
Poyet played as a midfielder and began his career with short spells at Grenoble and River Plate.
He then spent seven years at Real Zaragoza, with whom he won the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
In 1997, Poyet moved to Chelsea on a free transfer and helped the club win the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
In 2001, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, where he saw out the remainder of his career.
He was also part of the Uruguay side which won the 1995 Copa América.
After his playing career ended, Poyet moved into coaching.
He served as assistant manager to Dennis Wise at Swindon Town and Leeds United, and Juande Ramos at Tottenham Hotspur.
In November 2009, Poyet was appointed manager of Brighton & Hove Albion and in his first full season led the club to promotion as League One Champions, for which he was named League One Manager of the Year by the LMA.
In October 2013 he was hired by Premier League team Sunderland and guided them to the League Cup Final in his first season, but was sacked in March 2015 after a poor run of results.
He later had spells at Superleague Greece side AEK Athens, La Liga club Real Betis, Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua, Bordeaux of Ligue 1, and Universidad Católica in Chile.
As a manager, he has won the 2020 Supercopa de Chile with Universidad Católica
The 2004 European Champion, Greece has struggled in recent years to develop new players capable of reaching major tournaments.
Greece is placing its hopes in a rebuilt youthful side that includes 25-year-old Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas to try and qualify for the 2024 European Championships in Germany.
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