The day after his appointment as VAFC President, Jorge Maciel He laid the foundation stone for his future technical team, by appointing his principal assistants, both of whom were Portuguese like himself.
Jorge Maciel surrounds himself with two of his countrymen
If the club is taken over Sports Republic Not yet registered, the new owners of the VAFC Center are busy drawing the outlines of their new team. While the players are waiting, the coaching staff is taking shape day by day. While training resumed on the orders of Orlando Silvestri on Monday morning, Nicolas Rapwell’s assistant and Ahmed Al Kantari last season, Jorge Maciel He officially took over since Wednesday evening.
Released by LOSC, where he has assisted Christophe Galtier, Jocelyn Gorvinc and Paulo Fonseca in recent seasons, the Portuguese will have his first experience as a number with VAFC, signing a two-year contract. And to support him in his mission, he can count on him Joao Nuno Fonseca (34 years old) and Leandro Moraes (46), they both arrive as assistants.
The first named already held the same position in Reims in the coaching staff of Oscar Garcia. As for the second, he has already held various positions, from recruiter to manager via assistant coach since 2013. For now, it will be 100% the Lusitano staff who will have the difficult task of giving a new impetus to VAFC, who have been flirting with relegation so intensely. Dangerous for two seasons.
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