=== Beira-Mar hires Chovanek === Aveiro, Portugal (My Sportsbook) - SC Beira-Mar hired former Czech Republic national team coach Josef Chovanec to be its new boss Tuesday. Chovanec replaces Manuel Cajuda, who resigned last Wednesday after a string of disappointing results. Beira-Mar currently sits 16th in the 18-team Portuguese Superliga. Chovanec named former Bulgaria coach Stoicho Mladenov his assistant. Chovanec, who coached the Czech national team from 1998 to 2002, made 52 appearances for Czechoslovakia as a player. |
