Ricardo Garcia. Photo: Getty.
Ricardo ‘Tigre’ Gareca, former coach of Peru and who was dreaming of taking over the reins of the Ecuadorian team, became the new coach of Vélez Sarsfield.
This was announced by the ‘Fortín’ through a photograph published on their social networksin which ‘the Tiger’ appears clad in a training shirt and making the symbol of victory with his fingers.
What a pleasure to see you again!… ???? pic.twitter.com/M6JVv74b0t
— Velez Sarsfield (@Velez) March 8, 2023
This announcement put an end to weeks of rumors about the return of Garecaafter the Uruguayan Alexander ‘Cacique’ Medina left the technical direction of Vélez at the end of February, after losing on the fifth day of the League against Boca Juniors.
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Gareca played in Vélez between 1989 and 1992 and was in charge of its bench between 2009 and 2013, a period in which he won four titles: two Clausura Tournaments (2009 and 2011), an Initial (2012) and a Championship (2012-2013). ).
At the moment, Vélez Sarsfield is seventeenth in the table, with two wins and two draws after six days of the Professional Soccer League (LFP) and, with eight points, it is far from the leading duo, made up of Defensa y Justicia and San Lorenzo (thirteen points each).
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As a footballer, The former forward developed his career mainly in Argentina, a country where he played for arch-rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate, for Sarmiento and for Independiente – a club with which he won the South American Super Cup in 1994 -, as well as Vélez.
He also played for Colombia’s América de Cali between 1985 and 1989.
As a coach, he led numerous teams in his country, including Talleres, with whom he won the Conmebol Cup in 1999.; as well as América de Cali and Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia; the Peruvian Universitario and the Brazilian Palmeiras until 2014.
There he began his successful work with the Peruvian team (2015-2022), a seven-year period in which the Andean team qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.was about to repeat in Qatar 2022 and came second once and third twice in the Copa América.
