He played for the Girondins de Bordeaux between 2003 and 2005 and, 18 years later, Albert Riera He will return to the historic French club as a coach. For now leading the reins of NK Celje, leader of the Slovenian championship, but there is already an agreement between the directives for him to be released from his contract and go to the French Ligue 2.
Although his hiring is not yet official, Bordeaux await Riera on Wednesday so that he can direct his first training session and lead him up the table positions. The coach of Manacor signed until June 2025 with a choice of another.
Bordeaux, who were relegated last season, are in 13th place, four points away from relegation, after achieving three wins, three draws and four defeats in the first ten rounds.
On Saturday, Bordeaux temporarily dismissed David Guion immediately after a home loss against leader Laval (0-1). The French coach, in office from February 2022, During the match he heard shouts of resignation from the fans.
Double with Olimpija Ljubljana last season
Riera, 41 years old and former player for Mallorca, Bordeaux, Espanyol, Manchester City, Liverpool, Olympiacos, Galatasaray, Watford, Udinese and the Slovenian teams Zavrc and Koper, He started his coaching career in 2020 as second to Domènec Torrent at Galatasaray before replacing him in January 2022 until the end of the season.
In July 2022, he arrived at Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana, whom he led to win the League and Cup double last season, but they did not offer him a renewal, so he signed for Celje.
Source: La Verdad
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