 He signed a contract until the end of the season, extendable by one year subject to satisfactory performance in domestic competitions.He oversaw the team's qualification to the group stage of a European competition on 24 August (after a six-year absence), following a 3–0 home win against Club Brugge KV in the Europa League play-off round.At the end of the 2017–18 campaign, the club won the national championship for the first time in 24 years.