Cristiano Ronaldo got a new club manager on Thursday when Al Nassr announced they have signed fellow Portuguese player Luís Castro.
The Saudi Arabian club confirmed the appointment during a pre-season training camp in Portugal. The coach’s contract length has not been disclosed.
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Castro is the newest manager in the wealthy Saudi Pro League this week, succeeding Jorge Jesus at Al Hilal and Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq.
Castro, 61, is best known for his two seasons in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk – including home and away wins against Real Madrid in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage. He spent the last season in Brazil with Botafogo.
Castro will lead Al Nassr into a qualifying playoff for the Asian Champions League next month after the team finished runners-up in the Saudi Pro League last season. League winners Al Ittihad were coached by Nuno Espírito Santo, another Portuguese native.
Al Nassr was coached by Frenchman Rudi Garcia last season and then as caretaker coach by Croatia’s Dinko Jeličić.
Al Nassr is among the top four Saudi clubs that were effectively nationalized last month by being majority-owned by the sovereign wealth fund for state investments. According to its own statements, PIF has assets of around 700 billion US dollars and is headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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2023-07-06 17:20:31
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