Simo Valakari has been confirmed as the new manager of St. Johnstone.
The 51-year-old, who played for Motherwell, has joined the Perth side from Latvian side Riga FC.
After signing a deal until 2027, Valakari told the club's website: "I am very happy, very excited and very proud that St Johnstone have made me their head coach.
“We have so many opportunities to make this an exciting journey and the most important thing is that we are all in this together - the players, the staff and most importantly the fans. We want you, the fans, to engage with us as a team and we can be even more powerful together.
“When I spoke to the owners and the football department I got really excited about this project. I looked at our team as a whole and our players. Of course the results recently have not been as positive as we would like, but I see a lot of potential in the players that we have here.
“That was the first thing for me, we have a potential. Now I look at the process of how we can take our team and our club forward."
St. Johnstone sit 10th in the William Hill Premiership with four points from seven league games.
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