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Sevilla to change the first team coach after Dar tour

Dar es Salaam. SevillaFC head coach Joaquín Caparrós has said he will remain with Sevilla FC next season despite the fact that he will be not the first-team coach.

Caparros today said that he will be onthe technical bench for the last time during the against Simba in Tanzania.

According to club information, the manager had a meeting with the president, José Castro, and the sporting director, Monchi, in which his future was laid out, one that continues his links with the club.

Caparrós, who has now managed Sevilla in three different spells, will put an end to his third this Thursday in the friendly match against Simba SC in the Dar es Salaam National Stadium in Tanzania.

“From the 2019/20 season, Caparrós will have an important role in the club's sporting management, a department led by Monchi.”

Caparrós, 64, has managed a total of 510 La Liga matches (167 with Sevilla) and is the manager to have managed Sevilla for the most official games, 241, ahead of Emery (205) and Manolo Cardo (200).

In addition, he is ahead of Emery for games won with 111, only behind Ramón Encinas who has 116.

Sevilla’s tour in Dar es Salaam is organized by SportPesa.