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The Paraguayan technician José Saturnino Cardozo has been announced as new coach of the Guatemalan club CSD Municipal , replacing Argentine Sebastián Bini.
Cardozo, from 50 years, he managed Guadalajara de México in 2018, Y will reach the club that has won the most titles in the history of Guatemalan football accompanied by physical trainer Miguel Ángel Denis.
THE GREATER DEVIL IS RED RO
Welcome @ pepecardozo 249 ! 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/fJMTUYXiTm
– CSD Municipal (@Rojos_Municipal) May 20, 2021
The marketing director of the Municipal Reds, Pedro Arriaza, indicated in his social networks that the so-called ‘Diablo Mayor’ is received in the Guatemalan team with “honor” .
The Paraguayan, appears as a scorer at the beginning of the century in the Mexican Toluca, “ will have its first Central American challenge, with the most winning squad in Guatemala “, said the Municipal in the note press release.
We hired a legend. Pepe Cardozo in Mexico, and especially in the parts of Toluca, State of Mexico, is God. One of the best foreigners in the history of soccer in that country. A blow on the table, in addition, media. It was already fair.
– CARDOZO SOLDIER (@SentRojo _ 31) May 15, 2021
As a player, the Paraguayan wore the colors of New Italia, River Plate and Olimpia , in his native country, but stood out in the Toluca Mexican as the team’s top scorer.
He was also a member of the squad from Cruz Azul finalist in the Libertadores Cup of 2001, in which the Cement Machine fell on penalties against Boca Juniors in La Bombonera.
JOSÉ CARDOZO 🇵🇾 WOULD BE THE NEW MUNICIPAL DT 👹🔴! (According to reliable sources)
Paraguayan José Saturnino Cardozo is emerging as # 1 in the new and ambitious Municipal project 🇬🇹 What do you think?
You saw it here first #football # footballgt #municipal # reds # JoséCardozo # Lnfg pic.twitter.com/kNexPZVZhs
– ALEXANDER RAFFO © ️ (@Richard_A_Raffo) May 20, 2021
“Now Cardozo will direct the Municipal, was linked for the next year and from now on we give him the warmest welcome , in title search 32 of the National League and to be protagonists outside our borders ”, emphasized the capital club.
On 15 years as a coach, Cardozo has yet to achieve any title. Started on 2006 in the Olympia of his country, where he also directed Luqueño.
In the MX League he coached Querétaro, Toluca, Chiapas, Puebla, Veracruz and Guadalajara , after the departure of Argentine Matías Almeyda.
OFFICIAL: JOSÉ SATURNINO CARDOZO is the new MUNICIPAL coach !! 🙌🏻❤️💙⚽️ #eldiablomayor # principeguaraní pic.twitter.com/JTyKsTB3Lp
– Sports Productions ( @produDeportivas) May 20, 2021
The Municipal fell in the quarterfinals of the Clausura tournament 2021 , still ongoing, against Iztapa, a situation that led to the departure of Bini, who was in charge for almost two years.
The eternal rival of Municipal, Comunicaciones, led the current tournament, which reached the final and it remains to be seen if it manages to overcome a 4-0 disadvantage in the first leg against the surprise Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa this weekend.
The Comunicaciones and Municipal are the most popular clubs and winners of Guatemalan soccer , with one more crown for the Reds.