Soccer-Brazil's Joel Santana to coach South Africa

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian Joel Santana is to replace his compatriot Carlos Alberto Parreira as coach of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa, his club Flamengo said on Monday.

"Joel is transferring to the South African national team after the final of the Carioca championship," Flamengo's football vice-president Kleber Leite said on the club's Web site (http://www.flamengo.com.br).

"He told that me that he will earn in 30 months more than he has earned in the last 30 years...His dream is to coach a national team at a World Cup."

Parreira confirmed his resignation earlier on Monday for personal reasons.

(Reporting by Brian Homewood, Editing by Alan Baldwin)