Jose Riveiro says he would never return to coach another team in the Premier Soccer League other than Orlando Pirates.
Riveiro departed Pirates on Tuesday evening with an emphatic 3-0 win over Golden Arrows to subdue the pain of the Nedbank Cup final defeat this past weekend and leaves with five domestic cups on his CV over three seasons.
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Arriving as an unknown coach, he departs as a club legend, which was showcased in an emotional send off by the players and fans whi pitched up on icy cold evening eSgodini.
“No [I won’t consider another PSL club], never,” he said in the post-match press conference. “Never… Once Always – I will never coach any other team in South Africa. I am a Buccaneer.
“Orlando Pirates is the only club that I could have the motivation and the courage and energy, and the heart in this case to coach in the country, no doubt.”
Riveiro won three MTN8 titles in a row and two Nedbank Cup crowns and looks set to be unveiled as the successor to Marcel Koller at Al Ahly this week.
