Tita brought back in placeof sacked Vieira

Dubai: Valeriu Tita has replaced Jorvan Vieira as coach of Sharjah Club in a bizarre turn of events at the struggling tenth placed Etisalat Pro League outfit, according to a statement on the club's website.

Vieira, who was sacked by Bani Yas this season in late October after just two draws from seven matches in all competitions, was brought in to replace Tita at Sharjah in December after the Romanian recorded three wins and three draws in 14 league and cup matches. Tita had taken over at the last moment in pre-season after Carlos Azenha resigned.

This is the fourth managerial change at Sharjah this season. A month and a half later, Tita is now back in the job at Sharjah amid a string of changes which have also seen chairman Yahya Abdul Karim resign and Shaikh Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al Thani installed as interim committee chairman.

The former Iraq 2007 Asian Cup winning coach Vieira had recorded two wins and two draws in eight league and cup games. With his Bani Yas form brought into the equation as well, Vieira has earned his club ten points from a possible 45 in a total of 15 league and cup matches in 2011/12. But ironically his Sharjah success rate (50 per cent) is still eight per cent better than Tita's (42 per cent).

Separate to the chaos, three Sharjah players have also been suspended by the UAE FA after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.

Yasir Abdullah Al Junaibi, Jasem Mohammad and Shaheen Abdul Rahman now all await B sample test results. The changes at the club and the alleged drugs scandal have no correlation, a source at the club said.

A statement on the club's website said: "The club has decided to renew confidence in Tita to retake leadership in place of Vieira, who was not successful over his two-month reign."