Levent Eriþ has replaced Yýlmaz Vural after the latter resigned as coach of Turkish strugglers Vestel Manisaspor.

The 45-year-old Eriþ, who has stood down at second-division Adana Demirspor to take the post, has signed an 18-month contract having previously led Manisaspor to promotion in 2003/04. Manisaspor are second from bottom in the 18-team Süper Lig.