Gareca begins a new stage in Vélez Sarsfield. Photo: Twitter.
Ricardo Gareca was moved to tears in his presentation as the new coach of Vélez Sarsfield, which included a press conference and then a greeting before supporters of ‘Fortín’ at the Amalfitani stadium, which opened its doors to receive more than 5,000 people .
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be in Vélez again, it brings back memories of all kinds, of all the things that one has lived here. It is an honor for me that Vélez has given me the opportunity again, “said ‘el Tigre’ yesterday at a press conference that he gave together with manager Christian Bassedas, president Sergio Rapisarda and vice president Diego González.
KNOW MORE: Tigre Gareca returns to Vélez
With tears in his eyes, Tigre Gareca makes his return to Vélez ⚪?.
? @Velez pic.twitter.com/N7VNbw06eg
– SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) March 9, 2023
“My whole family is immensely happy. If there is a characteristic of Vélez, it is making people feel good, regardless of how one is doing because this is football. I hope I can be up to the task at this stage,” said the former Peru coach.
“We really like the campus, I saw it when I lived abroad and I had a good feeling”, added the successor to Alexander ‘Cacique’ Medina, who was removed from office after the defeat on the fifth day against Boca Juniors.
KNOW MORE: Argentinos beat Tigre with a goal from Gabriel Ávalos
“The goal is to start positioning ourselves better, there is a key game coming up, very important on Monday (against Platense), against an opponent who also needs results and that is priority number one,” added the 65-year-old born in the Tapiales neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
Regarding the interest that the Ecuadorian team had in hiring him, he said: “Ecuador took too long and there was interest from both parties. An unforeseen point was reached for me that was not resolved or took too long. They communicated with me until the end, but Vélez called me.
In Liniers’ team, the veteran strategist will lead the Paraguayan José Florentín.
Gareca said that the possibility of being in Argentina was always present. “When this came up, I hinted that if this possibility existed it would be difficult for me to return abroad, and then everything happened,” he concluded. ‘El Tigre’ who returns to a club where he won four titles: Clausuras 2009 and 2011, Inicial 2012 and Championship 2013.
