Jose Luis Oltra He is no longer the coach of the Fuenlabrada Football Club. After beat UD Sanse in the Madrid derby from the penalty spot, and thus achieve the passage to the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, the ‘kirika’ entity has put an end to the link that united the Valencian coach with the club.
Oltra had a contract until next June. However, he will not lead the Fernando Torres squad again. At least in the short and medium term. Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, the entity announced the dismissal of its coach, who is leaving with his second, Fran Blasco, and his physical trainer, Marcos Chena.
11 games without winning in the League … and relegation
A decision that is especially motivated by the direction of the team in the League. Fuenla has not won eleven games in the regularity competition, has fallen to relegation places to First Division RFEF, and is three points away from permanence. The team, of course, has had to face a significant plague of injuries since the start of the league. What’s more, there have been sections in which he has accumulated no less than 12 casualties.
Curiously, just before playing against Sanse, Oltra spoke at a press conference about his future on the ‘kiriko’ bench. “Coaches know what we do and how the world of football works. Therefore, I take care of what depends on me. I believe in the squad and in the work we do. But whatever happens, I will have a clear conscience having done all the work that is in my power, “said the coach. A day later, and despite winning the northern Madrid team in the Cup, the coach has been dismissed.
10 months in office
The Burjassot coach arrived at Fuenla on February 3 of this year. Precisely, to replace José Ramón Sandoval, who had just been dismissed. He managed to save the team and won the renewal, although now, he has lost his position. Recently, Oltra had joined the select club of the 10 Second Coaches who have reached 400 games targeted in the category. The coach is also the coach who has been active on a bench for the longest time in all of Spanish professional football: 18 consecutive seasons.
Today, it is unknown who will be his replacement. This Wednesday, the team will have a recovery session, which will be directed by the rest of the club’s technical staff and in which only the players who did not play against Sanse will train. The sports management is now working to find a replacement for Oltra and, therefore, the man who prepares the game of the ‘Kirikos’ this Sunday against Real Oviedo.
