German coach Theo Buecker is returning for another spell in charge of Ittihad in place of Taha Basri, the Egyptian Premier League club announced on Sunday. "Buecker is set to arrive in Alexandria on Wednesday to pen the deal," Ittihad board member Sherif Habib told FilGoal.com. The 61-year-old will succeed Basri, who was sacked after the team made a poor start to the season. They lost twice and drew once in their first three league games to lie second from bottom in the 16-team table. Buecker was in charge of Ittihad when they finished fourth in the 1993/1994 season. He also had spells with fellow Egyptian teams Ismaili and Zamalek but did not guide them to any titles.