No more love! Olimpija sacks coach, on Monday it will be known who will replace Portuguese Joao Henriques
21 games were enough for a historic success, but not enough for Joao Henriques to survive the first crisis of results and slightly worse performances. On Friday, Olimpija officially confirmed the farewell of the Olimpija expert, who is leaving Ljubljana after only a few months. The news that Olimpija will change coach is anything but surprising, we are after all reported on Tuesday. Now there is only official confirmation of the already announced scenario.
“Joao Henriques is no longer the head coach of Olimpija Ljubljana. The 50-year-old Portuguese took over the Dragons on 1. June and later managed them in 21 official matches. He has nine wins, four draws and eight defeats. During his leadership, the Olimpija team achieved historic success, and one of the biggest transfers in the club’s history was also made during this period. Despite all their achievements together, Joao Henriques and the management of Olimpija Ljubljana have decided to part ways amicably. In addition to the head coach, assistants Mauro Moderno and Jose Serrao are leaving the club. We would like to thank Henriques, Modern and Serrau for all their contributions during their time in charge of Olimpija. Thank you all for an unforgettable European journey and good luck in the future!“, Olimpija said in a press release on
the club’s website
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It is not yet known who the new coach of the Dragons will be. Olimpija will reveal his name to the public on Monday at 11. A press conference will be held at 10:00. The Dragons also wanted former Olimpija coach Igor Biščan, the Dragons also talked to Gonzalo Garcia, and one of the candidates to come to Stožice is the legendary Miroslav Klose.
This text was automatically translated using AI.