Guadalajara announced, via a statement, that the technical director will not continue at the institution, and no successor has been named.
leave Veljko Paunovic Official in Guadalajara.
This Friday Chivas They announced through a statement that the Serbian technical director would not continue at the institution.
“he Guadalajara Sports Club Knows that as of today, by mutual agreement, Veljko Paunovic “He is no longer part of the team. We appreciate his professionalism,” the statement said Baono He showed during his time on the bench in red and white, time in which he helped the team maintain regularity in the national championship, since Chivas He qualified directly for the Liguilla in both tournaments under his leadership and played in the final in the first of them.
“Similarly, we want to pay tribute to the work and dedication of the Serbian coach during his management, with a particular focus on the promotion of players from our core squad, which has been reflected in their many debuts and continuity with the first team.
“We wish you success Veljko Paunovic In his upcoming projects. In the short term, it will be determined who will be the club’s new coach Chivas“.
The European coach led the team to the second division and achieved second place in the 2023 Final League
Veljko Paunovic This was Fernando Hierro’s first bench appointment Chivas As sporting director at the end of 2022 to prepare a project and return the team to the top of the league Mexican League.
In his first tournament Chivas, Veljko Paunovic He finished the regular stage in third place (10-4-3), advanced straight to the Liguilla and reached the final, where Tigres snatched the title from him on home soil with a cartwheel.
Apertura 2023 was handled differently Veljko Paunovic with ChivasSince the team has shown a face completely different from the regularity it had months ago, and his departure to Almeria was rumored at the beginning of October, however, the Serbian has remained in his position.
After 17 dates in the current Mexican football championship, which is a final series between America and Tigres far from the curtain coming down, Veljko Paunovic He recorded a total of 19 matches, including the quarter-final series against the Pumas, with a record of nine wins, three draws, seven losses and an efficiency of 47.6 percent.