Liverpool legend Sami Hyypia has returned to management with Swiss Super League side FC Zurich.
The Finn has put pen to paper on a two-year contract with an option for a further year and will officially take over at the club from 31st August.
Hyypia has been out of work since parting ways with Championship side Brighton in December last year, with the Seagulls struggling near the foot of the table.
Now the former defender is making a comeback in Switzerland with FC Zurich.
Hyypia takes over a side currently sitting seventh in the 10-team Swiss Super League, having collected five points from five games.
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As a player Hyypia is best known for a decade-long stint at Liverpool, during which time he became a firm fan favourite and won the Champions League in 2005.
At international level, Hyypia won 105 caps for Finland between 1992 and 2010.
His first managerial foray was with Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen, from 2012 until 2014.
