Cordon, the new technical director of the red and white

Olympiacos made a big move on Sunday (21/5). Antonio Cordón is the new technical director of the Red and White, an agreement previously announced by SPORT24 and as of Monday (22/5) he is rolling up his sleeves to get to work.

The 59-year-old Spaniard came to Athens and agreed everything with Piraeus PAE, a deal that constitutes an international success, while on Monday It will be announced in red and white.

A big name has joined the organizational structure of Olympiacos, a man with 24 years of experience at the highest level, through which great players such as Godin, Caceres and Payi have passed, while also contributing to the development of Mbappe.

In recent weeks, Cordon has come under pressure from Barcelona, ​​Valencia and other Spanish clubs, as well as Premier League side Aston Villa. However, it was Olympiacos who convinced him and now he is ready to implement his plan.

Let’s not forget that in the previous days, Cordon had a detailed discussion with Vangelis Marinakis in London, while he had also visited our country.

The first task of the new head coach of the red and white will be to close the next coach of Olympiacos. Case may be completed during the week.

Cordon’s remarkable biography

Cordon raised his “stock” and worked great at Villarreal where he was for 17 years (from 1999 to 2016), while also doing well at Betis where he was for 2.5 seasons.

During his tenure, Betis (coached by Manuel Pellegrini) won the 2021-22 Cup on penalties against Valencia, while reaching the last 16 of the Europa League where they were knocked out by Eintracht Frankfurt, who went on to lift the trophy.

During Cordon’s tenure at Villarreal, the latter won the Intertoto Cup in 2003 (against Heerenfen) and 2004 (against Atlético Madrid on penalties).

In the 2003-2004 season, Villarreal reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, where they were knocked out by Valencia, and in the following season (2004-05) they reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by Alkmaar.

Yellow Submarine finished second in La Liga in 2007-08 (the best finish in its history), eight points behind champions Real Madrid and ten ahead of Barcelona. In the following season (2008-2009) he reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where he was eliminated by Arsenal.

They also reached the semi-finals of the Europa League in 2010-11 where they were knocked out by Porto, who went on to win the title. In addition, he had worked in Monaco (2016-2017) and Ecuador (for five months in 2020), while also passing through Italy (Parma) and China (Lifan).