Jose Riga re-appointed Charlton boss on 18-month deal
Thursday 14 January 2016 17:24, UK
Charlton have re-appointed Jose Riga as head coach.
The Belgian has signed an 18-month deal and replaced Karel Fraeye, who was sacked as interim boss this week in the wake of a 5-0 defeat at Huddersfield.
Riga was in charge for the final 16 matches of the 2013/14 Championship season, winning seven and drawing three to secure survival, and has since had spells at Blackpool, Standard Liege and Metz.
And he faces a similar challenge at The Valley second time round, with Charlton second-bottom having won just twice since August.
Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet said: "This has been a disappointing season for everyone connected with Charlton and the board take responsibility for that.
"Some things, like an unprecedented number of injuries, we could not have foreseen. But we have also made errors in recruitment, mistakes we have immediately tried to address in January.
"It was also crucial we dealt with the position of the head coach. Jose did an excellent job in his short period with Charlton two seasons ago. He was very popular with supporters and I believe that he will get us back on track.
"There are 20 matches of the season still to play and it's vital that we battle for every point."
