Former Spain coach Clemente gets Valladolid job

Spanish Primera Liga side Valladolid have appointed former Spain coach Javier Clemente as their new manager until the end of the season, the club said Tuesday.

Clemente, who managed the Spanish national team between 1992 and 1998, replaces Onesimo Sanchez, who was sacked on Monday after just over two months at the helm of the club which is at risk of relegation.

The 60 year-old has coached other Spanish league sides including Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Getxo and Real Betis.

He took over the Serbian national team in July 2006 but was let go in December 2007 after the country failed to qualify for Euro 2008.

Valladolid are 19th and second to bottom in La Liga with 43 points, just one point above Xerez, following their 2-0 defeat to Villarreal on Sunday.

The club, one of the founders of the Spanish league in 1928, returned to the top flight after a three-year absence in the 2007-08 season.