Mexico have appointed Javier Aguirre as their coach for a second time following the sacking of Sven-Goran Eriksson last Thursday.
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have wasted little time in naming Eriksson's successor as they bid to revive the national team's World Cup qualifying hopes.
El Tri are currently sit fourth in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying table and if they finish in their current position they will face a play-off against the fifth team from South America.
"The Mexican Football Federation and the Main Directorate of the National Team would like to inform that Javier Aguirre Onaindia will be presented as the new coach on April 16 at 12:30 (18:30 CET)," the official statement from the Federation’s headquarters read.
The 50-year-old Aguirre led Mexico at the 2002 World Cup before moving to Spanish side Osasuna and thereafter to Atlético Madrid, who fired him in February after a seven-game winless streak.
Meanwhile, media reports said Thursday that Eriksson is in line to receive a $4.2 million compensation fee for his dismissal.
This comes on top of the $7 million-plus he earned in the ten months he was at the job, where he was in charge of only 13 games ($553, 846 per game).
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The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have wasted little time in naming Eriksson's successor as they bid to revive the national team's World Cup qualifying hopes.
El Tri are currently sit fourth in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying table and if they finish in their current position they will face a play-off against the fifth team from South America.
"The Mexican Football Federation and the Main Directorate of the National Team would like to inform that Javier Aguirre Onaindia will be presented as the new coach on April 16 at 12:30 (18:30 CET)," the official statement from the Federation’s headquarters read.
The 50-year-old Aguirre led Mexico at the 2002 World Cup before moving to Spanish side Osasuna and thereafter to Atlético Madrid, who fired him in February after a seven-game winless streak.
Meanwhile, media reports said Thursday that Eriksson is in line to receive a $4.2 million compensation fee for his dismissal.
This comes on top of the $7 million-plus he earned in the ten months he was at the job, where he was in charge of only 13 games ($553, 846 per game).
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