Information about the inevitable departure for one of the Brazilian clubs meant that various coaches, also from abroad, began to hit the desks. No wonder, because the prospect of leading a national team at the World Cup seems tempting.
A surprising candidate to work with the Polish national team
So far, the most speculation concerned Polish coaches who could replace Paulo Sousa. The most common names were, among others, or. The media also speculated that the Portuguese could be replaced by a foreign coach, such as Dick Advocaat.
The former Brazilian footballer and currently coach Alexandre Guimaraes has also joined the ranks of potential candidates. According to the information, the 62-year-old can be considered one of the possible successors of Paulo Sousa.
Guimaraes’ great experience
During his football career, Guimaraes played in Costa Rica, of which he has nationality, and played for Deportivo Saprissa and AD Municipal Turrialba. He played 16 matches for the national team, including three at the 1990 World Cup.
Alexandre Guimaraes has been a coach since 1994. He twice led the Costa Rica national team in 2002 and 2006. In the latter case, he even played against the Polish team, losing 1: 2 after two goals from Bartosz Bosacki.
In recent years, Guimaraes has led bands from all over the world. He was the coach of the Panama national team, in addition, he led Costa Rican Deportivo Saprissa, Chinese Tianjin Teda, Indian Mumbai City, Colombian CD América de Cali, and Atlético Nacional from November 2020 to June 2021.
Source: Sport
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