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Olympiacos sack Pereira despite Greek double
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Published 11/06/2015 at 09:24 GMT+1
Greek champions Olympiacos have sacked Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira after six months in charge at the club, during which time he led them to a Greek league and cup double.
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Local media said the 46-year-old had angered Olympiacos owner Vangelis Marinakis when it was reported he held talks with Scottish club Rangers last month.
"Olympiacos announces the termination of its cooperation with the coach Vitoria Pereira by mutual consent," said a brief statement on the club's website.
Pereira made his name at Porto, where he won two consecutive Portuguese league titles, and penned a two-and-a-half-year contract with Olympiacos in January.
Olympiacos won its 42nd Greek league title and fifth in a row in April before clinched the Greek Cup for the 27th time when they beat Skoda Xanthi 3-1 in the final at the end of May.
Media reports suggested that the relationship between Pereira and the club's administration was already strained over future funding for transfers.
Pereira is now expected to take over at Turkish outfit Fenerbahce, while the names being linked with Olympiacos include Dutchman Martin Jol and Elche's Spanish coach Francisco Escriba.
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