Albert Riera He is once again the coach of Celje of Slovenia, with whom he has signed until June 30, 2026 and with whom he will begin his second spell this Tuesday in the second leg of the second qualifying round of the Champions League against Slovan Bratislava, which visited him after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
Bordeaux contracts dissolved
The Menorcan coach led Girondins de Bordeaux last season for 33 games, with 12 wins, eight draws and thirteen losses, but the French club, who finished Ligue 2 in 12th place, were relegated to French National (the country’s third category) because of its economic problems and in recent weeks he renounced his professionalism, thus automatically leaving players and coaches without contracts.
Riera replaced Celje Damir Krznar, who left his position on Sunday, and will be joined by a second coach Pablo Remón Arteta; the physical trainer Julián Jiménez Serrano and the analyst Rubén Berrogui Baigorri, according to the specific entity in a statement on its official website, where it announced the coach’s reunion with Celje, whom he has coached in 17 games in 2023-24, with 11 wins, three draws and three losses , before leaving Bordeaux in October 2023.
“Albert Riera led Celje into the qualifying playoff phase for one of the European competitions for the first time in the club’s history after victories against Vitoria and Neman Grodno. In the First Division Telemach led the team in 12 games and recorded nine wins, two draws and just one loss,” the club highlighted in the statement.
During his playing days, Albert Riera played, among others, for Mallorca, Espanyol, Bordeaux, Manchester City and Liverpool.
Source: La Verdad
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