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The Atletico Madrid announced this Wednesday the incorporation of the Argentine Gustavo Lopez (49 years old) to the coaching staff of the first team, although the rojiblanco club has not clarified in its statement the role it will play under Diego Simeone, with whom it has had a great friendship for years.
Gustavo López, known in the League for his time as a player for the Zaragoza, Celta and Cádiz, He has never managed any club from the bench and for the last 12 years he has been working as a sports commentator in various media. Former Argentine striker Cholo’s intimatewas one of the architects of the documentary film about Simeone premiered earlier this year on Amazon Prime.
The ‘Cuervo’ López, the first ‘signing’ for the 2022-23 academic year, joins a coaching staff in which, in addition to Simeone, this season the Argentine has also appeared Nelson is alive as assistant coach, his compatriot Hernan Bonvicini as assistant coach, the Uruguayan Oscar Ortega as a physical trainer and the Argentine Pablo Vercellone as a goalkeeper coach.
The arrival of Gustavo Lopez has caused surprise among the rojiblancos fans and on social networks many have expressed their surprise at the choice of an assistant without any previous connection with Atlético de Madrid. A situation, however, that already occurred in 2020 when Cholo joined his team with the Argentine Nelson Vivas when Germán Burgos left the position of assistant coach.
Vivas rose in the organization chart of the mattress group after the departure of Mono Burgos, becoming second coach. His position was then occupied by Bonvicini, with experience in these functions. He now joins the Gustavo López group, although it is unknown what his role will be.
Gustavo López, who in recent years has been announcing the league matches on Movistar+, has been one of those affected by the changes that this platform is preparing for next season, in which he will delegate the choice of his narrators to LaLiga. The Argentine, who defended his country’s jersey between 1994 and 2003 and who played in the 2002 World Cup with the albiceleste alongside Simeone, now finds a place in the Atletico Madridclub in which he will live his first experience on a bench.
Message from Gustavo Lopez
Shortly after Atlético announced the incorporation of the Argentine to its coaching staff, Gustavo Lopez He posted a message on his social networks. «Before saying goodbye to this stage of my career in the media, I want to thank everyone for the unconditional support, affection and loyalty they have shown me over the last twelve years. I close this stage grateful for everything I have learned and taking with me not only unforgettable experiences, but also people who have become great friends and professionals with whom it is a pleasure to work », he affirmed.
Before saying goodbye to this stage of my career in the media, I want to thank you all for the unconditional support, affection and loyalty you have shown me over the last twelve years. pic.twitter.com/nMRg7WKaRY
– Gustavo Lopez (@cuervolopez) June 15, 2022
«I feel happy and enthusiastic about this new adventure, which I face with great enthusiasm and great enthusiasm. Thanks to Atleti for opening their doors to me. I promise to give them the best of me”, added the ex-albiceleste international.
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