Lucien Favre has been confirmed as the new manager of Borussia Dortmund, taking the 60-year-old Swiss from French Ligue 1 club Nice with a two-year contract.
Dortmund parted ways with Peter Stöger at the end of last season after they finished in fourth place, only just qualifying for the Champions League. His departure ended an inconsistent campaign that began with the Dutchman Peter Bosz in charge before he was sacked midway through the season.
Favre left Nice, who finished eighth, two days ago and will return to the Bundesliga following successful spells at Hertha Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach. He led Hertha to a fourth-place finish in 2009 and then took Gladbach from the brink of relegation to fourth spot in 2012.