Luxemburgo says he will coach Santos

SAO PAULO (AP) - Less than a month after being fired from Palmeiras, Vanderlei Luxemburgo is about to take on a new job - coaching Santos for the fourth time since 1997.

"I have signed a contract with the Santos Football Club," Luxemburgo wrote in his blog late Friday. "I am very happy to be returning to this great club with which I feel a very strong identification."
He said he would present himself to the club on Monday "when I will provide more details on my return to Santos."

Luxemburgo coached Santos in 1997, 2004 and from 2006-07.

The Santos Football Club confirmed Luxemburgo's hiring on its official Twitter site.

Luxemburgo will replace Vagner Mancini, who was fired earlier in the week after Santos lost to Vitoria 6-2 in the Brazilian league.