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1995–96 CD Tenerife Season
In the 1995–96 season, CD Tenerife competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey. Summary During summer the club board sacked Vicente Cantatore after a disappointing 1994-95 La Liga, season that included relegation issues and appointed Eintracht Frankfurt German head coach Jupp Heynckes who managed Athletic Bilbao in 1992–94. Arrivals included Yugoslav midfielder Slavisa Jokanovic from Real Oviedo after a failed bid by Atletico Madrid's new trainer Radomir Antic, Pavel Hapal and defender Alexis Suarez. On the contrary, several players left the club: midfielders Diego Latorre, Jose del Solar, Percy Olivares and left-back Paqui. The squad delivered a decent 1995-96 La Liga, league season finishing in 5th position enough to clinch a 1995-96 UEFA Cup spot ahead of Real Madrid and Real Betis. Meanwhile, in Copa del Rey the team defeated incumbent champions and heavy favourites Deportivo La Coruña in Eightfinals and reached the quarterfinals only to be defeated 0–3 in two legs by upcoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (, ; born 7 June 1968) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the head coach of the Kuwait national team. Pizzi spent the bulk of his club career in Spain, mainly at Tenerife, helping to the side's consolidation in La Liga and amassing top division totals of 221 matches and 92 goals over eight seasons – he also played for Valencia and Barcelona. Born in Argentina, Pizzi represented the Spain national team for four years, appearing with it in one World Cup and one European Championship. He embarked on a managerial career after retiring, winning the Copa América Centenario for Chile in 2016. He also coached Saudi Arabia at the World Cup in 2018 and Bahrain at the 2023 Asian Cup. Club career Born in Santa Fe, Pizzi started his professional career with Rosario Central, before transferring to Mexico's Deportivo Toluca. After only one year, he moved to Tenerife, experiencing great individual success (a total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |