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After a poor start to the season, San Sebastian dismissed Spanish coach Jose Mari Bakero from the position of head coach. The final straw for the club management's patience came on Wednesday in the first King's Cup match against "Malaga," where they suffered a crushing 4-1 defeat.
"The board has decided to terminate the contract with Jose Mari Bakero," - the Spanish club announced laconically on their website.
The Basque club had a tragic start to the season and after seven rounds, they only managed to collect two points, occupying the last place in the league table.
Although the club has not yet named who will replace J.M. Bakero, who became the first coach of a Spanish championship team to be dismissed this year, former Barcelona "Espanyol" and Vigo "Celta" coach Miguel Angel Lotina is considered a favorite for the position.
Former club player J.M. Bakero took over at "Real Sociedad" last March when Gonzalo Arconada was dismissed due to poor results. At that time, the team was in the relegation zone, but managed to escape and finish in 16th place in the league table.
Former Spanish national team player J.M. Bakero played for "Real Sociedad" for eight years and at the beginning of the 1990s became a Spanish champion. In 1988, he moved to "Barcelona," where he became Spanish champion four times and won the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup.
He started his coaching career as an assistant to Louis van Gaal and Llorenco Serra Ferrero in the coaching staff of "Barcelona," and later became the head coach of the Mexican team "Puebla."
