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Serbian Veljko Paunovic was appointed this Monday as the new coach of Chivas de Guadalajara ahead of the start of the Liga MX Closing Tournament in 2023.
The announcement and confirmation of Paunovic was made by the Spaniard Fernando Hierro who recently also took over the reins as sports director of the Mexican institution.
In addition, with a cinematic published on Chivas’s Twitter they welcomed Paunovic, highlighting his moment as champion with his country of the World Cup Sub- of FIFA in 2015, winning in the final 2-1 to Brazil, among other outstanding achievements on his resume.
El Hierro himself explained the reasons for the appointment of Paunovic, pointing out that they were looking for someone with experience in youth, who knew Mexican soccer and who has a resume with a past in Europe.
“We need a coach who knows how to work with young people who come from the basic forces, who has worked and knows the Mexican league, who has a mentality, who has worked in the big leagues in Europe. These are the characteristics that the person we are looking for must have and we already have in mind,” commented Hierro.
On his arrival at Chivas, Paunovic -in perfect Spanish- spoke to ‘Notichivas’ and explained your work project for the team.
At club level, Paunovic debuted in 2015 when directing to 2019 to the American Chicago Fire and in 2020 he commanded the English Reading, from which he left last February.
The new Closing Tournament 2023 will start in January of next year and before that Paunovic will have friendly matches, including one against Athletic of Bilbao in Spain.
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