Pellegrino leaves Alaves after Copa final defeat
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ARGENTINE coach Mauricio Pellegrino said yesterday he is leaving Spanish club Alaves after one year in charge.
In his solitary season in the dugout the former Alaves defender led the Basque club to its first Copa del Rey final and a ninth-place finish in its first campaign back in La Liga for a decade.
Pellegrino, who has also coached Valencia and Argentine sides Independiente and Estudiantes de La Plata and worked as Rafael Benitez’s assistant at Liverpool and Inter Milan, gave no clues about his future, although he denied reports he was leaving for personal reasons. “I don’t have any personal or family problems fortunately and I have felt very happy here as a coach, unlike in other places,” Pellegrino told a news conference yesterday.
Alaves missed out on a first trophy in its 96-year history when it lost the Copa final 1-3 to Barcelona on Saturday, although Pellegrino said that he believed the club had a bright future ahead of it.
“We completed our objectives, and I think Alaves has the right structure, the right experience and the ideal people to continue competing at the highest level,” he added.
Elsewhere, Luis Enrique’s assistant coach at Barcelona for the past three years, Juan Carlos Unzue will step out on his own next season after being named Celta Vigo coach on Sunday.
Unzue, 50, signed a two-year deal to return to the Galicians, where he also served as assistant to Luis Enrique for the 2013/14 season.
“Juan Carlos Unzue will lead the technical team at Celta Vigo for the next two seasons,” Celta said in a statement.
With Luis Enrique stepping down as Barca boss after winning nine trophies in the past three seasons, Unzue had been touted as a candidate to replace his former boss. However, Barca is instead expected to name Ernesto Valverde, who left Athletic Bilbao earlier this week, as its new coach.
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