The former Celta de Vigo coach Carlos Carvalhal said goodbye to Celticism this Saturday with a letter in which he pointed out his “thank you” for the treatment he received in BalaÃdos, and promises that from now on he will be “one more Celtic player” from the stands .
“For me it has been a real privilege and I only have words of gratitude to the president Carlos Mouriño, LuÃs Campos and all the workers of Celta de Vigo,” wrote the Portuguese coach, who still had a year left on his contract with the Galician entity. .
Since he replaced Eduardo Coudet in November, Carvalhal has led Celta in a total of 26 games, with a record of 8 wins, as many draws and 10 wins.
“Many years ago I used to travel to BalaÃdos from Braga, and I learned to admire this club and these fans that I have been proud to represent,” recalled the Portuguese.
After signing a spectacular run of results, which took Celta from being in relegation places to close to the European zone, the team collapsed for Carvalhal in the last stretch of the season, which led to the loss of confidence of the board in his job.
With 7 points out of the last 30 possible, and despite meeting the goal of keeping the team in LaLiga, the Celta leaders chose to break the relationship with Carvalhal, with a contract until June 2024.
“I say goodbye proud that the club stays where it deserves: the First Division in the year of its Centenary. From now on, I will be one more Celtic player from the stands. I’ll be back… â€, assures Carvalhal, who in the press conference after the match against Barcelona already hinted at his departure due to his differences with the leaders.
Minutes earlier, Celta de Vigo made his dismissal official as first-team coach, a week after he certified his stay in LaLiga with his victory against FC Barcelona on the last day.
In its press release, the entity chaired by Carlos Mouriño expressed to Carvalhal and his assistants its “most sincere gratitude” for the “professionalism” and “honesty” that they showed since their arrival in Vigo last November, when they took over the leadership of the team. after the dismissal of Coudet.
Carvalhal, who had a year left on his contract with Celta, is the 18th coach to pass through the sky-blue bench since Mouriño assumed the presidency in 2006, the seventh in the last six years.
