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Leganes confirm coach Garitano to leave at season end

Xinhua,May 09, 2018 Adjust font size:

MADRID, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Coach Asier Garitano will leave Spanish Liga Santander club Leganes at the end of the season, the club confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.

The news came after Leganes' 3-0 home defeat to Levante on Monday night in a game with little in play given that Leganes had confirmed their survival in the top flight for a third consecutive season.

Garitano leaves Leganes after guiding them through the best five years in the club's history, from promotion from the third tier of the Spanish game (Segunda B) and then from the Second Division, (Liga 123) to the Liga Santander in the 2015-16 season.

Under Garitano's guidance, Leganes have now survived two seasons in the Spanish top-flight and this season even knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey as they reached the semi-finals of the Spanish knockout competition for the first time in their history.

Leganes commented that Garitano has been named as a "adoptive son" of the sleeper town just outside the Spanish capital, adding that he has "left an unforgettable memory among all his companions, players, fellow coaches, club workers, directors and especially the fans, who he has made happy by working with respect, ambition and a lot of work."

Garitano will not struggle to find a new job as he has been linked with positions at Athletic Club Bilbao (where he played in the club's youth system), Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo for next season. Enditem

 

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