Valiance have announced that former Renegades coach Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović has been hired to guide their CS:GO team.

The 31-year-old had been on the lookout for a new challenge since stepping down from his role with Renegades, last month.

This will be kassad's fourth coaching stint, after previously guiding Wolf, mousesports and Renegades. He spent over a year with the Australian team, whom he led to first-place finishes at two Asia Minors and at the StarLadder i-League Invitational #2.

kassad will coach Serbia's strongest team

Currently ranked 35th in the world, Valiance were last seen on LAN at the Qi Invitational, where they lost to GODSENT in the semi-finals.

In Valiance, kassad will reunite with compatriots Luka "⁠emi⁠" Vuković and Nestor "⁠LETN1⁠" Tanić, with whom he attended IeSF World Championship 2016, where iNation finished top eight.

"I am delighted with the fact that I have the chance to work with Valiance for the remainder of the year," he said in a statement.

"I have been approached by several other organisations, but I have decided to work with Valiance. I genuinely believe in their general plan and vision they have established.

"A huge plus is definitely the fact that I know these players personally. I am looking forward to working with them in order to succeed in accomplishing the goals we have set together."

With kassad's addition, Valiance's roster looks as follows: