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Pfister rehired as coach of Saudi Arabia
Posted: Thursday September 24, 1998 02:53 PM
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This will be Pfister's second stint at the helm of the Saudi Arabian team Ben Radford/Allsport |
MANAMA, Bahrain (CNN/SI) -- Needing a new coach to lead its national team,
the Saudi
Arabian Football Federation turned to former coach Otto Pfister of Germany.
An official of Saudi Football Federation said Tuesday that Pfister had been
appointed to replace Carlos Alberto Parriera of Brazil, who was
sacked after the Saudis' poor performance in the World Cup. The team was
eliminated after Denmark beat it
1-0 and France 4-0 in
the first round.
Pfister, 51, who took Saudi Arabia to the second round in the 1994 World
Cup, is currently training the Saudi under-16 team in Slovakia for next
week's World Youth Games in Moscow, the Saudi official said on condition of
anonymity.
Starting in mid-August, Pfister will train the Saudi national squad for the
Arab Cup in September in Doha, Qatar, the official said. He will continue
to serve as coach for the under-16 team.
The official declined to say how much Pfister will be paid.
The Saudi national team has gone through eight coaches in three years.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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