Ahly have officially appointed Spanish coach Juan Carlos Garrido as the team’s new tactician, the Cairo giants announced in a press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Ahly were crowned Egyptian champions for the eighth straight time after playing out a goalless draw with Smouha in the title decider late on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Cairo giants took their tally of league titles to 37, maintaining a huge gap over bitter rivals Zamalek, who won the last of their 11 titles in 2004.<\/p>\n
“Garrido will take the charge of the team for two seasons,” said Ahly’s football director Alaa Abdel-Sadek.<\/p>\n
“Our desire to build a new team of young players was the main reason behind the signing of\u00a0Garrido as he had a successful experience with both Spanish clubs\u00a0Villarreal\u00a0and Real Betis,” he added.<\/p>\n
Garrido will replace interim coach Fathi Mabrouk who took the charge of the team last May after the departure of former coach Mohamed Youssef.<\/p>\n
The 45-year old Garrido previously coached Spanish sides Villarreal and Real Betis along with Club Brugge of Belgium.<\/p>\n
After only nine official games and only one win with Betis, Garrido was sacked after three consecutive losses last January.<\/p>\n
Upon the press conference held at the club’s headquarters to unveil him, Garrido congratulated the former technical staff and the players for the league trophy.<\/p>\n
“The competitive atmosphere at Ahly and the fans all urged me to accept the mission,” Garrido said.<\/p>\n
“First of all, I hope that fans will return to the stands, especially as we resume our Egypt Cup campaign in two days,” he added.<\/p>\n
Fans have been banned from attending domestic league matches since February 2012, when 72 Ahly fans died in Port Said Stadium after clashes with rivals Masry fans.<\/p>\n
Under the new coach, Ahly will be eying a full mark this season by clinching both the Egypt Cup and the African Confederation Cup titles.<\/p>\n
“Winning any tournament and delivering good football is my main target with Ahly,” the new boss explained.<\/p>\n
“I need from 30 to 45 days to show my impact. I need some patience.”<\/p>\n
“I know little information about the players, but it’s still not enough.<\/p>\n
“Winning my first match in Egypt Cup after two days will be great. I will depend on the squad that played in recent match and there will not be any major changes,” he concluded.<\/p>\n
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Source: ahramonline.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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