"The board of Hamburg SV and the 49-year-old have agreed on a contract until June 30, 2012," a statement on the club's site read.

Veh, who will be presented on Tuesday, was sacked by Wolfsburg in January after a poor run of results at the Volkswagen Arena.

In the same manner, HSV fired Bruno Labbadia in April, appointing Ricardo Moniz as interim manager.