PHNOM PENH, June 4 (Reuters) - Former television soccer pundit Scott O'Donell has returned as coach of Cambodia after the penniless Southeast Asian strugglers secured enough cash to bring him back.
The Australian lost his coaching job in December 2007 after the sponsors paying his salary pulled the plug on funding for the ragtag team, who have never won a trophy and sit 179th in the FIFA rankings.
"I'm happy to be back," O'Donell told Reuters. "I signed a one-year contract. We'll take it from there and see how it goes."
(Reporting by Ek Madra; Editing by Martin Petty and Ian Ransom)
The Australian lost his coaching job in December 2007 after the sponsors paying his salary pulled the plug on funding for the ragtag team, who have never won a trophy and sit 179th in the FIFA rankings.
"I'm happy to be back," O'Donell told Reuters. "I signed a one-year contract. We'll take it from there and see how it goes."
(Reporting by Ek Madra; Editing by Martin Petty and Ian Ransom)
