Saturday, November 02, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. Sports
  4. Soccer
  5. Colombia Fires National Team Coach Leonel Alvarez

Colombia Fires National Team Coach Leonel Alvarez

Bogota, Dec 14: Colombia has fired national football team coach Leonel Alvarez after barely four months in charge.Alvarez oversaw three World Cup qualifying matches during his tenure: a 2-1 win in Bolivia, a 2-1 loss

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 14, 2011 16:17 IST
colombia fires national team coach leonel alvarez
colombia fires national team coach leonel alvarez

Bogota, Dec 14: Colombia has fired national football team coach Leonel Alvarez after barely four months in charge.


Alvarez oversaw three World Cup qualifying matches during his tenure: a 2-1 win in Bolivia, a 2-1 loss to Argentina and a 1-1 draw against Venezuela.

Colombian football federation president Luis Bedoya says the decision made by the organization's seven-man board was “unanimous.”

Alvarez took over in August after predecessor Hernan Dario Gomez left the job after he hit a woman in a Bogota bar.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says on his official Twitter account that the federation should choose the “best coach available” to replace Alvarez, even if that means a foreigner.

Advertisement

Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from Sports and Soccer Section

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement