Tuesday July 14, 2009
Fluminense sack their former Brazil coach Parreira
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fluminense fired former Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira yesterday, a day after the team lost 1-0 to Santo Andre and slipped into the relegation zone of the Brazilian league.
The result extended Fluminense’s winless streak to five matches and left the team 18th in the 20-team standings. The bottom four clubs will be demoted.
Parreira, who coached Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, leaves after 24 matches with Fluminense, leading the club to eight victories, nine draws and seven losses.
“It needed a victory for survival, but it didn’t happen,” Parreira told local media.
“In Brazil you don’t have the opportunity to work, you only play and pray for the results to happen. There is no patience with the project.”
Parreira’s replacement has not been announced yet, but local media reported the club will try to hire Muricy Ramalho or Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who are without a team since being fired by Sao Paulo and Palmeiras, respectively.
Parreira also coached Brazil at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where his team was eliminated by France in the quarterfinals. — AP
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