Xolos fire coach after dismal debut in First Division
Team is winless at home in three months
Por: Ivan Orozco 18 Septiembre 2011 @ 10:13 pm
TIJUANA -- The fans demanded it Sunday afternoon. They yelled for Joaquín del Olmo to be fired as Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles’ head coach.
Hours later, they got what they wanted.
A posting on the team’s Facebook page late Sunday night read, “Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles announces that Mr. Joaquín del Olmo is no longer the head coach and it is analyzing who will replace him.”
The post appeared about 10 p.m., hours after the Xolos lost to Estudiantes Tecos 2-0 at Estadio Caliente.
The release continued, “The administration thanks Mr. del Olmo for his work that led the team into the First Division of Mexican soccer, something that will always be a part of the history of this border.
“Joaquin del Olmo will always be known as the coach that took the team from the Liga de Ascenso into the First Division and for that he will always have a special place among the fans in both Californias.”
It is unclear when a replacement will be named.
The Xolos (1-5-3) are in 17th place out of 18 teams with six points in nine games and would be sent back to the second division if the season ended Sunday.
The team finds itself in this position after going 25 straight games without a loss at home in its run-up to the joining the First Division.
But the Xolos are winless in five tries at home since joining that division. That includes losses against fellow candidates for demotion, Queretaro and Tecos.
Fans chanted “Fuera!, Fuera!, Fuera!,” in Spanish or “Out, out, out!” while pointing to a suite where del Olmo watched the match against Tecos. He was serving a suspension after being ejected in the Xolos' 1-1 draw against Toluca a week ago.
“It would be easy for me to hide behind excuses,” del Olmo told reporters after Sunday’s loss to Tecos. “But I am responsible. I am destroyed, I’m bitter.”
Ivan.orozco@sandiegored.com
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Xolos fire coach after dismal debut in First Division
Started by HK70, Sep 20 2011 12:06 AM
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Posted 20 September 2011 - 02:01 PM
Well you go up a level and that is what happens. I suppose they could be brought down to a lower division if losing continues.
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Posted 20 September 2011 - 02:53 PM
They hired Antonio Mohamed. Hope fully he can get this team turned around. They play America this weekend, which you would think would be a big challenge but apparently they too are not doing well, and recently fired their coach as well
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Posted 20 September 2011 - 06:00 PM
Xolos’ hire experienced coach as new leader
Coach has led First Division teams
Por: Ivan Orozco 19 Septiembre 2011 @ 9:11 pm
The wait time was short.
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles found a replacement coach after firing Joaquin del Olmo late Sunday night.
The club announced the Argentine-born Antonio Mohamed as the new head coach Monday, less than 24 hours after firing del Olmo.
Mohamed brings experience coaching in Mexican soccer, most of it in the Primera División, the country's top soccer league.
Mohamed coached Morelia, Querétaro, Jaguares, Veracruz and Zacatepec before returning to coach the Argentine team Huracán, of the Second Division B league. He led Huracán to a promotion into the First Division during the 2005-2006 season.
He has also coached Club Atletico Colón de Santa Fe
out of possible relegation and helped the team qualify to the Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the UEFA Champions League, last year.
And he led Club Independiente to a Copa Sudamericana title in 2010.
The Xolos are hoping Mohamed can do the same this season. Tijuana is hanging on a thread in the Primera División as it sits at the bottom of the relegation percentage standings and is the No. 17 team of 18 in the Apertura tournament standings with only six points.
It might be a difficult transition for Mohamed. He must first earn the respect of his new players. Those same players pleaded with team management to retain del Olmo during a team meeting after losing to Estudiantes Tecos of Guadalajara 2-0 Sunday at Estadio Caliente.
Management decided otherwise.
The Xolos have yet to win at home after going 25 games without losing there before this tournament. The last home win came in May, when Tijuana defeated Irapuato in a playoff and clinched a slot in the First Division.
Del Olmo’s reign is over.
Mohamed is the new man in charge and he will have Gustavo Alberto Lema and Fabián Donelli as assistant coaches. Claudio Kenny will be the team's fitness trainer.
ivan.orozco@sandiegored.com
http://www.sandiegor...-as-new-leader/
Coach has led First Division teams
Por: Ivan Orozco 19 Septiembre 2011 @ 9:11 pm
The wait time was short.
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles found a replacement coach after firing Joaquin del Olmo late Sunday night.
The club announced the Argentine-born Antonio Mohamed as the new head coach Monday, less than 24 hours after firing del Olmo.
Mohamed brings experience coaching in Mexican soccer, most of it in the Primera División, the country's top soccer league.
Mohamed coached Morelia, Querétaro, Jaguares, Veracruz and Zacatepec before returning to coach the Argentine team Huracán, of the Second Division B league. He led Huracán to a promotion into the First Division during the 2005-2006 season.
He has also coached Club Atletico Colón de Santa Fe
out of possible relegation and helped the team qualify to the Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the UEFA Champions League, last year.
And he led Club Independiente to a Copa Sudamericana title in 2010.
The Xolos are hoping Mohamed can do the same this season. Tijuana is hanging on a thread in the Primera División as it sits at the bottom of the relegation percentage standings and is the No. 17 team of 18 in the Apertura tournament standings with only six points.
It might be a difficult transition for Mohamed. He must first earn the respect of his new players. Those same players pleaded with team management to retain del Olmo during a team meeting after losing to Estudiantes Tecos of Guadalajara 2-0 Sunday at Estadio Caliente.
Management decided otherwise.
The Xolos have yet to win at home after going 25 games without losing there before this tournament. The last home win came in May, when Tijuana defeated Irapuato in a playoff and clinched a slot in the First Division.
Del Olmo’s reign is over.
Mohamed is the new man in charge and he will have Gustavo Alberto Lema and Fabián Donelli as assistant coaches. Claudio Kenny will be the team's fitness trainer.
ivan.orozco@sandiegored.com
http://www.sandiegor...-as-new-leader/
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