Real Sociedad hires Arrasate as new coach

Real Sociedad's players, pictured, will have a new coach after the hiring of Jagoba Arrasate. (AP/Alvaro Barrientos)

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Real Sociedad has hired Jagoba Arrasate as its new coach after he spent last season as an assistant to outgoing manager Philippe Montanier.

Sociedad earned a spot in a Champions League playoff to enter into Europe’s top-tier club competition after finishing fourth in the Spanish league last season.

The 35-year-old Arrasate played for Sociedad as a youth and returned to coach its youth teams in 2010 before joining Montainer’s staff.

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