1860 Munich appoints Vitor Pereira as new manager

Vitor Pereira is heading to Munich, Germany's oldest club.

TSV 1860 Munich announced Sunday that Pereira will take over as the Lions' manager beginning Jan. 1, 2017 and will sign a contract until June 30, 2018.

Pereira last managed at Fenerbahce, where he was sacked after the Turkish club crashed out of the 2016-17 Champions League's third qualifying round, falling 4-3 on aggregate to AS Monaco. The 48-year-old's time in Portugal was much more successful, as he rose through the country's lower leagues to become FC Porto's manager, working as an assistant to Andre-Villas Boas in the process.

Also on Pereira's resume are Al-Ahli and Olympiacos.