Henrique Calisto is the new coach at Portugal's bottom club Pacos de Ferreira, replacing Francisco Costa, who was sacked on Monday

Costa was shown the door have watching his side lose 3-1 to Vitoria de Guimaraes, their sixth defeat in eight matches this season.

The former Monaco player took over at the northern club at the start of the season, succeeding Paulo Fonseca who moved to FC Porto.

Fonseca led Pacos to third place in the Portuguese top flight last year, their best-ever showing.

But Costinha struggled to maintain the momentum, losing out to Zenit St Petersburg for a spot in the Champions League and then making a poor start to the league campaign.

The 60-year-old Calisto has managed an array of Portuguese clubs and has spent time coaching in Vietnam, where he was in charge of the national side, before moving to Thailand and then Angola.

The Pacos de Ferreira job marks his return to Portuguese club football.