Zenit appoint Villas-Boas on two-year contract as Portuguese boss returns to work three months after Spurs sacking

Zenit St Petersburg have appointed Andre Villas-Boas as their new head coach on a two-year contract.
The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager will start work at the Russian club on Thursday and his first match in charge is set to be a league match with Krylya Sovetov on Monday evening.
The Portuguese manager, 36, will be reunited with striker Hulk, whom he managed at Porto. 

Villas-Boas left Tottenham on December 16 'by mutual consent' following a string of poor results, including a 6-0 thrashing at Manchester City and a 5-0 home loss to Liverpool.
A statement released on Zenit's website read: 'Zenit has agreed terms on a contract with new head coach Andre Villas-Boas.
'The contract will be signed and Mr. Villas-Boas will be presented in St. Petersburg as Zenit’s new head coach on March 20. 
'Mr. Villas-Boas’ contract begins in March, 2014, and is valid for two seasons (2014/2015, 2015/2016).'
Zenit travel to Borussia Dortmund for the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday evening, trailing 4-2 from the first leg.
Zenit are currently second in the Russian Premier League, three points behind leaders Lokomotiv Moscow with nine matches to play.
Despite this, Zenit sacked Italian coach Luciano Spalletti last week. 

AVB'S RECORD IN MANAGEMENT

Academica - October 2009-June 2010
Played: 30 Won: 11 Drawn: 9 Lost: 10 Win Percentage: 36.67

Porto - June 2010-June 2011
Played: 58 Won: 49 Drawn: 5 Lost: 4 Win Percentage: 84.48

Chelsea - June 2011-March 2012
Played: 40 Won: 19 Drawn: 11 Lost: 10 Win Percentage: 47.50

Tottenham - July 2012-December 2013
Played: 80 Won: 44 Drawn: 20 Lost: 16 Win Percentage: 55.00

OVERALL
Played: 208 Won: 123 Drawn: 45 Lost: 40 Win Percentage: 59.13