Alen Stajcic will now not be calling the photographs for the Philippine girls’s nationwide soccer workforce, the Filipinas, as his and assistant Nahuel Arrarte’s contracts expired on the finish of the nation’s marketing campaign within the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Filipinas workforce supervisor Jeff Cheng bared the event on Tuesday morning simply days after the Philippines bowed out of rivalry within the quadrennial occasion with a gallant 1-0-2 win-draw-loss card.
Cheng added that Stajcic and Arrarte will not be renewing their contracts as they appear to “explore their options”.
“The contracts of Coach Alen Stajcic and Assistant Coach Nahuel Arrarte expired at the conclusion of the PWNFT’s World Cup campaign. They will not be renewed as both coaches have asked to explore other options,” the assertion learn.
“Coach Alen and Coach Naz have expressed their deepest gratitude for the opportunity and support they have received from the Philippine football community.”
Stajcic, for his half, expressed gratitude to the workforce administration for placing him on the helm of the nationwide workforce, which achieved loads of success beneath his tutelage.
With the Australian tactician main the Filipinas, they reached the semifinals of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in February 2022 to qualify to the World Cup earlier than incomes the bronze medal within the thirty first SEA Games in Vietnam in May 2022.
They then emerged victorious throughout the AFF Women’s Championship in July final 12 months as they gained the title in entrance of a packed house crowd on the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
At the World Cup, the world no. 46 Filipinas confirmed their may by beating co-host New Zealand, however their losses to Switzerland and powerhouse Norway in the end ended their run.
“I would first and foremost like to express my gratitude to Sir Jeff for giving us the opportunity and entrusting us with the keys to the National Team. Throughout nearly 20 months we went on a journey together as a Team from outsiders in South-East Asia to winning a match at a World Cup,” Stajcic stated.
“To the players, I can only say, you were courageous, passionate, disciplined and loyal to the Team, the Flag and the Country.”
With Stajcic’s exit, the Philippines will now have to search for a substitute because the Filipinas will compete within the Asian Games this September in China.
The 49-year-old Stajcic was employed in October 2021 to interchange Marlon Maro on the submit. In March 2022, his contract was renewed and a part of the deal was he would coach till after the World Cup.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
