Retired finidi george gets coaching job with Real Mallorca

Retired Nigeria international winger Finidi George has been appointed as a coach by Spanish club side Real Mallorca.

The 42-year-old has been appointed as a youth coach by the Los Bermellones who he had two separate stints with in 2000 and 2004.

The hitherto perennial La Liga campaigners were relegated to the Segunda Liga at the end of last season after they finished third from bottom on the League table.

Finidi who also had successful stints with Sharks FC, Iwuanyanwu Nationale (now Heartland FC), Ipswich Town and Ajax Amsterdam with whom he won the UEFA Champions League was also a key member of Nigeria's 1994 Nations Cup winning side.

He made a total of 62 appearances for the Super Eagles between 1991 and 2002.