Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio, former coach of Mexico and Paraguay, will become the new coach of Athletico Paranaense, the Brazilian first division club announced on Wednesday.
“With a consolidated name and a lot of experience on the most important stages of world football, the Colombian coach arrives at ‘Rubro-Negro’ for the challenge of leading the team in this year of Athletico’s centenary,” the club published on its X network. profile. .
Already in a statement, the club indicated that the coach will arrive in the city of Curitiba on Friday to start the preparatory work for the Parana Championship, the state tournament of Paraná; the Copa Sudamericana, the Brazilian Cup and the league.
Osorio, who played for the Egyptian club Zamalek, already coached São Paulo in Brazil and was in charge of Atlético Nacional, América de Cali, Once Caldas, Millonarios and Deportivo Pereira from his country, Puebla from Mexico and the American New York Red Bulls.
The Colombian was initially also a technical assistant at English side Manchester City and reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia with Mexico.
The coach comes to replace Wesley Carvalho and after the club failed to reach an agreement with Spaniard Domènec Torrent, who coached Flamengo in Brazil and was the first option for the ‘Furacão’ (hurricane).
Source: El heraldo
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