FARO, Portugal (AP) – Cristiano Ronaldo received a brand new membership coach on Thursday when Al-Nassr introduced it employed his fellow Portuguese Luís Castro.
The Saudi Arabian membership confirmed the appointment from a preseason coaching camp in Portugal. The size of the coach’s contract was not disclosed.
Castro is the most recent teaching rent this week within the cash-rich Saudi Pro League, following Jorge Jesus at Al-Hilal and Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq.
The 61-year-old Portuguese is finest identified for his two seasons in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk together with house and away wins over Real Madrid within the group stage of the 2020-21 Champions League. He spent final season in Brazil with Botafogo.
Castro will lead Al-Nassr right into a qualifying playoff for the Asian Champions League subsequent month after the workforce completed runner-up final season within the Saudi Pro League. The champion Al-Ittihad was coached by one other Portuguese, Nuno Espírito Santo.
Al-Nassr was coached final season by Frenchman Rudi Garcia then Dinko Jeličić of Croatia as an interim rent.
Al-Nassr is amongst 4 high Saudi golf equipment successfully nationalized final month by being taking into majority possession by the sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund. PIF claims to have property of round $700 billion and is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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