Luxemburgo bounces back by joining Gremio
Reuters - Wednesday 22 February 2012, 00:37
Former Brazil coach Vanderlei
Luxemburgo is taking charge of Gremio until the end of the year,
the Brazilian top-flight club said on Tuesday.
"The trainer will be presented officially on Thursday
afternoon," the team based in the southern city of Porto Alegre
said on their website.
The 59-year-old former Real Madrid and Brazil coach, sacked
by Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month, replaces Caio
Junior who was dismissed on Monday.
He led Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club, through a
tricky Libertadores Cup preliminary round tie but problems with
senior players, including party-loving captain Ronaldinho,
brought about the end of his tenure after 15 months.
Luxemburgo steered four different clubs to the Brazilian
championship title including Palmeiras twice, and held the
Brazil job from 1998 to 2000. He spent the 2004/05 season at
Real Madrid.
Gremio, who have won the Brazilian league title and the
South American Libertadores Cup twice each, finished 12th in the
national championship last year, 23 points behind winners
Corinthians. The 2012 championship starts in May.