Brazilian legend Zico was fired Tuesday as the coach of Greek champions Olympiakos as the team fell seven points behind arch-rivala Panathinaikos in the domestic table.
Olympiakos announced that the caretaker coach will be the team s Bosnian Serb scouter Bozidar Bandovic.
Zico, 56, joined Olympiakos last September signing a two-year contract after last coaching at CSKA Moscow but failed to lead the team to first place in the league.
After the weekend s scoreless draw at Kavala, Olympiakos finds itself in second place, seven points behind leader Panathinaikos.
The team continues to play in the Champions League with a last 16 round tie against French side Bordeaux coming up next month.
Zico has also coached the Japanese national team (2002-2006) with whom he won the 2004 Asian Cup as well as Kashima Antlers (1999), Fenerbachce (2006-2008) and Bunyodkor (2008).