Roshn Saudi League champions Al Ittihad have confirmed Sergio Conceicao as their new manager.The Jeddah club, who won the title last season with two rounds to spare, announced the arrival of the forme...
Roshn Saudi League champions Al Ittihad have confirmed Sergio Conceicao as their new manager.
The Jeddah club, who won the title last season with two rounds to spare, announced the arrival of the former Porto and AC Milan head coach on Wednesday. Conceicao, 50, has signed a contract through until 2028.
The Portuguese, who replaces in the dugout Laurent Blanc, becomes the seventh manager from his homeland in this season’s RSL.
Speaking over a video on Al Ittihad’s official media channel, Conceicao said: “Victory is not a choice; it is an identity that defines us.
“Rivals may change, and their allies will fall, but the champion remains. The champion owns the game. I am Sergio Conceicao. I came to build glory with Ittihad.”
Capped 52 times by his country, Conceicao spent seven years as Porto manager from 2017, leading the club to three Portuguese league titles and eight other cups before moving to Milan midway through last season.
He helped lift the team to an eighth-placed finish in Serie A and to the final of the Italian Cup.
Conceicao take charge of an Al Ittihad side third in the 2025-26 RSL, with three wins from their opening four matches. Their only defeat this season, last time out at home to Al Nassr, marked the end of Blanc’s 14-month tenure.Arriving in the Kingdom early on Thursday, Conceicao will debut in the RSL in the opening fixture of Matchweek 5, away to Al Fayha on October 17.
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