By Jorge Hernandez
Apr 17, 2024, 3:14 PM EDT
Paco Jemez, the former coach of Vallecano Ray of The league and the Blue Crossl of the Liga MXamong others, who until a few days ago was the coach of Tractor of the Pro League of Iran, the highest soccer circuit in that country, He narrated how he experienced the nation’s conflict with Israel and how he managed to escape.
In an interview for the EFE agency, already from La Coruña, the coach revealed that “the best thing was to leave the Asian country” regardless of the consequences of the tension that was experienced in the area after Iran’s attack with missiles and drones on Saturday. to Israel, in what was itself a response to the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1.
“We were in a very uneasy situation and the best thing was to leave the country for our safety. given the situation that was being experienced,” he said.
🚨 PACO JÉMEZ: “WE HAD TO LEAVE URGENTLY”
❌ The coach terminated his contract with the Iranian Tractor Sazi after the attack on Israel
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The strategist was grateful for the support he received from his Tractor club to be able to leave the area, since they were always attentive to his requests and helped him solve the situation, although he had to resign from his position to be able to leave.
“The club has been the one that has taken us out. The club has always been very attentive to us, has always taken care of us, has treated us with great affection and has helped us solve the situation,” said the Spaniard, who He stressed that he does not plan to return because one of the requirements to leave was to terminate the contract with the club.
El Tractor occupies third place in the national league championship which gives access to the AFC Champions League 2 with three games left and In the Iranian Cup he was classified for the round of 16.
Jémez stressed that when the attacks occurred “”You couldn’t leave or enter by plane” and he stressed that they waited one more day and that they were fortunate to find a flight which took them to Istanbul and then return home.
“When the attacks occur, you couldn’t get out nor enter by plane, so we had to wait another day and we were fortunate that there was a flight that took us to Istanbul, but it was clear that Getting out was very complicated. In the end, we found some spaces and we were able to go to Spain“, he concluded.
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