Brindisi heads for Espanyol
Posted: Saturday October 10, 1998 02:11 PM
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) -- Argentine coach Miguel Angel Brindisi is set to become the coach at struggling Spanish first division club Espanyol, according to Spanish media reports on Saturday.
The club confirmed that they had been negotiating with Brindisi on Friday over his contract and a formal announcement is expected on Tuesday after a meeting of the club's executive board.
Sources close to the club suggested that Brindisi had been appointed only until the end of the present season.
The former Argentine international will step into the shoes of his compatriot Marcelo Bielsa, who is due to take over as Argentine national team coach in December, but will have a tough job revitalizing Espanyol.
The Barcelona club are 18th in the Spanish first division, two places off the bottom.
Bielsa joined Espanyol in the summer from Argentine club Velez Sarsfield but, after the post-World Cup departure of Daniel Passarella, he was offered the chance to coach his national side.
Brindisi has held several top coaching jobs in Argentina and was a member of the country's 1974 World Cup squad.
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