Rayo part company with coach Sandoval
Reuters - Friday 25 May 2012, 12:34
Rayo Vallecano are looking for a
new coach for next season after deciding against offering Jose
Ramon Sandoval a contract extension, the Spanish club said on
Friday.
"The club have decided not to renew Sandoval's deal,"
sporting director Felipe Minambres told a news conference. "We
consider it a very difficult decision but it is the best one for
the club."
Sandoval became a cult figure with fans as he led the
Madrid-based club, who are in administration, back into La Liga
after an eight-year absence last year but he fell out with the
club hierarchy towards the end of the season.
Rayo's positive attacking play won over many neutral
supporters and they were pushing for the European places before
a dreadful last two months of the campaign saw them plummet down
the table.
They were saved from relegation by a 90th-minute winner
against Granada on the final day of the season.