It happened last season and it’s happening again this season with Mendilibar as the star. The Zaldibar coach took over Sevilla mid-season and in addition to keeping them in the First Division, he managed to qualify them for the Champions League after becoming Europa League champions.
This season, after being dismissed by the Seville club, the Zaldibar coach took the reins of the Greek Olympiacos. The Seville team, fourth in the League with a record of four wins and one loss in the last five games of the said competition, qualified on Thursday to play in the final of the Conference League after defeating Emery’s Aston Villa.
There is one piece of information, in any case, that is incorrect about Mendilibar’s career in Europe as a coach. His international debut took place during his short time at the helm of Athletic. The Bilbao club opted for the 2005-2006 campaign to register its team in the then experimental Intertoto. The Lions, with most of the first team on holiday, faced Cluj, losing 1-0 in the first leg in Romania and winning by the same result in the second leg. The tie was settled on penalties and the Lions, with Mendi on the bench, were eliminated on 9 July 2005.
Source: La Verdad
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