Coach Calisto abandons Pacos de Ferreira, V-League is excited

Coach Calisto has refused to renew his contract with Pacos de Ferreira after helping the team successfully stay in the Portuguese National Championship.

Taking over when Pacos de Ferreira was at the bottom of the Liga Sagres table, coach Calisto overcame many difficulties to lead the team to finish the 2011/2012 season in 10th place in the overall standings.

This achievement made Pacos de Ferreira fascinated and offered to extend the contract. However, coach Calisto refused because he was receiving very attractive invitations from many places around the world. In a recent official statement, the former coach of the Vietnam national team confirmed that he and Pacos de Ferreira currently have no ties.



Pacos de Ferreira Club also confirmed this and they are promoting the invitation of the famous former Portuguese football center back - Fernando Couto to replace the position left by coach Calisto.

According to Tiago, son and representative of coach Calisto, he is considering invitations from East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. This is good news for V-League clubs that have expressed interest in coach Calisto's services.

However, any club that wants to have the signature of the tactician who led the Vietnamese team to the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 championship will have to spend a large sum of money. Coach Calisto knows his worth and demands a salary worthy of his reputation and working capacity.

According to Bongdaplus.vn