Parreira Leaves South Africa A Proud Man
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June 24, 2010, Thursday
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DEPARTING South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he had earned the right "to take it easy" after becoming the first man to coach in six World Cups.
Parreira said it was "a privilege, an honor" to be in charge of Bafana Bafana for the first World Cup in Africa but he was now looking forward to some time off.
"I have worked very hard for the last nine months. We haven't stopped. It's been my effort and my players' effort at 100 percent and it has taken a lot out of us," Parreira said at his final press conference. "South Africa can be very proud of its team," he said, despite the early exit. "What the boys did for me in these seven months of preparation, I have to say to them thank you very much. I'm so happy with this occasion," he said, his voice shaking with emotion.
The 67-year-old Parreira, who won the 1994 title as coach of his native Brazil, said there was now nothing left for him to do at World Cups. "I thank God for the privilege of participating in my sixth World Cup and finishing off with a victory. I am extremely, extremely happy."
Parreira said it was "a privilege, an honor" to be in charge of Bafana Bafana for the first World Cup in Africa but he was now looking forward to some time off.
"I have worked very hard for the last nine months. We haven't stopped. It's been my effort and my players' effort at 100 percent and it has taken a lot out of us," Parreira said at his final press conference. "South Africa can be very proud of its team," he said, despite the early exit. "What the boys did for me in these seven months of preparation, I have to say to them thank you very much. I'm so happy with this occasion," he said, his voice shaking with emotion.
The 67-year-old Parreira, who won the 1994 title as coach of his native Brazil, said there was now nothing left for him to do at World Cups. "I thank God for the privilege of participating in my sixth World Cup and finishing off with a victory. I am extremely, extremely happy."
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