Dunga appointed coach of Qatari side Al Rayyan

Dunga appointed coach of Qatari side Al Rayyan
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Summary The 47-year-old - who captained Brazil to the 1994 World Cup trophy - replaces Paulo Autuori.

Brazilian football great Dunga, out of work since last years World Cup, is to coach Qatari side Al Rayyan, a club source confirmed on Monday.The 47-year-old - who captained Brazil to the 1994 World Cup trophy - replaces compatriot Paulo Autuori, who has moved on to coach the Qatari Under-23 side, who are involved in 2012 Olympics qualifiers.Dunga, who was sacked as Brazil coach after they went out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals, will be officially unveiled as coach by the club this week.Yes Al Rayyan will be coached by Dunga, a club official said.His name was recommended by Autuori.Qatar, controversially awarded the hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has seen a spate of coaching changes recently.Earlier this month Brazilian Sebastiao Lazaroni was named the coach of the national side after Serbian Milovan Rajevac was sacked just five months into the job.Rajevac - who guided Ghana to the World Cup quarter-finals last year - had taken over from Frenchman Bruno Metsu, who was fired in January after Qatar were knocked out of the Asian Cup quarter-finals.The Qatar Stars League, the countrys top competition, is set to begin on September 16.

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