Jun 17, 2024, 8:50 p.m. ET
Colombian coach Leonel Álvarez will be the coach of Emelech. The millionaire group officially presented it on their social networks. “Winning, winning and winning will be the objective,” said the coach in the video that accompanied his confirmation.
The strategist resigned last week to Deportivo Pereira, from Colombia, to start conversations with the electric team. He will arrive in the country on Tuesday to get to work with the team that has been training since last week in Guayaquil.
“I like my teams to go out and win in every stadium,” added the coach, who in the 80s and 90s, as a professional player, He belonged to the historical generation formed by René Higuita, Carlos ‘Pibe’ Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, among others and who returned to Colombia for the Soccer World Cups.
“I want brave players, brave players, with a sense of belonging who go out to play for their own,” was another of the phrases that he emphasized. And, above all, he spoke of a commitment “to work day and night to recover the history of Emelec.”
The electric team had a terrible 2023 and did not qualify for any international tournament in 2024. This year it was also left without playing final stages in the First Phase of LigaPro.
Alvarez, as coach, He has directed clubs in Colombia, Paraguay and Peru since 2009..
