José Pekerman leaves role as Venezuela coach after 15 months
FILE - Venezuela's coach Jose Nestor Pekerman looks on before a qualifying soccer match against Venezuela for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 between at Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. 1, 2022. Pekerman ceased his contractual relationship with the Venezuelan team, announced in a brief statement by the board of directors of the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) on March 8, 2023. (Pablo Porciuncula, Pool via AP, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pablo Porciuncula]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — José Pekerman has left his role as Venezuela’s national team coach after being in charge for only 15 months and 10 matches. The South American country’s soccer federation says it has terminated the contracts of the 73-year-old Argentine coach and his agent Pascual Lezcano, who also worked as a director of the federation. Pekerman was appointed in November 2021 on a five-year deal by Venezuela, the only country in South America yet to play at a World Cup.
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