Peseiro quits as Venezuela coach before World Cup qualifiers

Peseiro quits as Venezuela coach before World Cup qualifiers

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José Peseiro quit as Venezuela head coach on Friday, just two weeks before the national team resumes South American World Cup qualifying with games against Argentina, Peru and Paraguay.

By AP

Aug 20, 2021

Venezuelan soccer federation president Jorge Giménez told a news conference he’d received a letter from Peseiro on Thursday asking for the contract to be terminated because of debts owed to him and his staffers.





Giménez didn’t give any financial details related to Peseiro’s departure, and also didn’t say who will take over as coach for the qualifying matches.

The 61-year-old Peseiro took the Venezuela job in February last year to replace Rafael Dudamel.

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