Cambridge United have named Frenchman Claude Le Roy, who has coached several national teams, as the struggling third division club's manager.
Le Roy replaces player-manager John Taylor, sacked by Cambridge's board last week. After losing 3-0 at Torquay on Saturday, Cambridge are just three points above the relegation zone and the bottom two have a game in hand.
Le Roy spent 15 years as a player in France and his managerial CV includes Cameroon, Senegal and Malaysia. He won the African Nations Cup with Cameroon in 1988.
Cambridge chairman Gary Harwood said the appointment of Le Roy, who will start on Monday, was possibly the most exciting in the club's history.
"In Claude we have secured the services of one of the most respected managers in Europe, if not the world," he said on the club's website.
