Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has detailed the special relationship he shares with outgoing assistant coach Sergio Almenara. Pirates caused quite a stir when they announced barely a day after winning the Nedbank Cup title that the Spaniard will be vacating his post as the club's assistant, citing family reasons for his departure. His exit will come as a blow to Pirates where he has played an integral role in the club winning four trophies in two seasons.
The man with whom Almenara has spent the last five years has credited Almenara for his forward-thinking and reveals how difficult it will be to replace him. "Sergio is a very special person in my career [and] in my life. We spent a lot of time in the last 5 years together.
First in Finland now in South Africa. Obviously we're humans. Our lives are permanently changing in this case, it's a positive change.
He has a family. He has some responsibilities that he needs to attend [to]. He needs to be there and you cannot be in two places at the same time, and I think that right now Sergio must be in the place where he's gonna be.
I think it's the right decision," he told SuperSport in part. "But this is a football world and hopefully in the future we have the opportunity to work together because we have a really good relationship. He was a very important piece in my career, in my development as a coach as I think we both learn a lot from each other and that learning process will continue because we will keep in touch.
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