Villarreal sack Valverde
Reuters - Sunday 31 January 2010, 20:02
MADRID - Villarreal have sacked coach
Ernesto Valverde and will announce a replacement in the next few
days, the La Liga club said on their website
on Sunday.
The team's form had improved in recent months after a poor
start to the season, but the 2-0 home defeat by Osasuna on
Sunday left them in 10th place in the standings with just seven
wins from 20 matches.
Valverde, who led Olympiakos Piraeus to a league and cup
double last season, took over from Manuel Pellegrini at
Villarreal after the Chilean moved to Real Madrid, agreeing a
one-year contract with an option for one more term.
He had previous spells in charge of Athletic Bilbao and
Espanyol, guiding the latter to the UEFA Cup final in 2007.