Career surprisingly ended
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On Saturday evening, Guido Pizarro for the Tigres Uanl Mexican top club had another 90 minutes as captain on the pitch in the 2-1 win over the Necaxa Club, 19 hours later his career ended. As a coach, the former Argentine international is now responsible for his team’s achievements.
“Today is a historical day for this institution because Guido Pizarro has decided to withdraw as a player of the Club Tigres. In addition, due to its career, his leadership qualities and his preparation, the board decided to appoint him the new coach of our team, ”said the club’s message, which had previously surprisingly separated from Veljko Paunovic.
Under the direction of the Serbs, the team won an average of 1.86 points in 37 games. In the current league MX Clausura, Tigres with 19 points from ten games are in third place, the gap to leader Club León FC is seven points. In the past Apertura, Tigres also came in third, but in the playoffs for the championship, however, the quarter -finals against Atlético de San Luis (0: 3, 0: 0) ended.
Pizarro completed in almost 11 years as a Tigres player-interrupted by an Intermezzo at FC Sevilla 2017/18, where he was able to raise its market value to 15 million euros-480 games (20 goals). The midfielder appointed captain in Clausura 2019 won four championships and the Concacaf Champions League 2020.
Pizarro, who already has a pro license and obtained a master in sports management at the University of Barcelona, has little time to find his new role. Already on Tuesday evening, Tigres has the round of 16 at the Concacaf Champions Cup at FC Cincinnati.