FILE: FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED ASSISTANT MANAGER CARLOS QUEIROZ NAMED AS NEW COACH OF REAL MADRID

Record ID: 337918

  • Title: FILE: FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED ASSISTANT MANAGER CARLOS QUEIROZ NAMED AS NEW COACH OF REAL MADRID
  • Date: 22nd April 2003
  • Summary: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (APRIL 22, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. MANCHESTER UNITED TRAINING GROUND 2. CARLOS QUEIROZ AND ALEX FERGUSON WATCHING DAVID BECKHAM TRAIN 3. PLAYERS TRAINING 4. QUEIROZ AND FERGUSON 5. MORE OF PLAYERS TRAINING 6. FERGUSON TALKING WITH MIKE PHELAN AND TONY COTON 7. TRAINING GROUND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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  • Story Text: Real Madrid named Carlos Queiroz as their new coach
    after the former Manchester United assistant manager signed a
    two-year contract with the Spanish champions.


    The former Portugal and South Africa coach will be
    presented to the media at the club's Bernabeu stadiumon
    Wednesday (June 25).

    Real made the surprise decision on Monday not to renew
    coach Vicente del Bosque's contract, just a day after he led
    the club to their 29th Spanish league title.

    The appointment of Queiroz, formerly Manchester United
    manager Alex Ferguson's number two, should make it easier for
    Real's new signing David Beckham to adapt to life at the
    Bernabeu.

    Beckham, who is on a promotional tour in Asia, was bought
    from Manchester United for 35 million euros ($40.27 million)
    last week. He is due to be presented by Real on July 2.

    A second raid on United is a major blow for Ferguson, who
    has been delighted with the contribution of Mozambique-born
    Queiroz since he joined the club 12 months ago.

    But the United manager told the Daily Mail on Wednesday
    that he would understand if his assistant decided to move to
    the Spanish champions.

    "This is a wonderful opportunity for him (Queiroz), too
    big a chance to turn down," he said.

    After a modest playing career in Mozambique, Queiroz
    joined the Portuguese FA to take charge of youth development
    in 1987 and was credited with discovering Portugal's "golden
    generation" of players like Joao Pinto, Luis Figo and Rui
    Costa.

    Queiroz steered Portugal to victory in the 1989 and 1991
    World Youth championships, and went on to replace Artur Jorge
    as coach of the national team.

    He stood down three years later after failing to take the
    team through the qualifying stages for the 1994 World Cup to
    become first team coach at Sporting Lisbon.

    After two successful seasons at the Portuguese club he had
    short spells coaching in the United States and Japan before an
    unsuccessful stint in charge of the United Arab Emirates.

    In 2000 he was appointed coach of South Africa, steering
    the side to qualification for last year's World Cup, but
    Queiroz never led his team into the competition.

    He quit in March 2002 after watching his side lose 2-0 to
    Mali in the Africans Nations Cup and falling out with the
    team's technical director, Jomo Sono.

    Three months later Queiroz signed a three-year contract
    with Manchester United to become Ferguson's assistant, and he
    played a major role in helping the English side win their
    eighth premier league title in 11 seasons.





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