Pyramids FC have appointed Ramon Diaz as their new coach
Argentine Ramon Diaz has been appointed Pyramids FC�s new coach, succeeding the recently fired Hossam Hassan, and will take over his duties in just over a week.
“We have signed Argentine coach Ramon Diaz alongside a technical staff of other eight members,” reads a short statement on the club�s official Twitter account on Saturday morning.
“The coach will start his mission after attending next league match against El-Dakhleya. Club spokesman [and former Egypt star] Ahmed Hassan will be in charge of the team against El-Dakhleya,” the statement added.
On Friday, Pyramids chairman Turki Al-Sheikh said Hassan, 52, was fired after a draw with leaders Zamalek.
الاتفاق بين رامون دياز ومالك النادي ان يتواجد مساعد مدرب بديل لي امليانو دياز ، على ان يكون امليانو دياز في فريق تحليل الاداء فقط pic.twitter.com/3p7LGah0eZ
— Pyramids FC (@pyramidsfc) January 26, 2019
The big-spending side played out a 3-3 draw with Zamalek in a postponed game from the ninth matchday of the Egyptian Premier League on Thursday.
The draw was the fifth in 11 matches. Although they have been unbeaten since the bald-headed boss took over in October, they have lost ground in the title race.
The new coach Diaz, 59, was a player for a host of famous clubs like River Plate, Napoli, Fiorentina, Inter Milan and Monaco.
He started his managerial career in 1995 by guiding home club River Plate.
Diaz guided Paraguay�s national team from 2014 to 2016 and then went on to have a successful stint in Saudi Arabia, guiding Al-Hilal for the league and cup titles in the 2016/2017 season.
He was a free agent after being sacked by Saudi club Al-Ittihad last December after a series of poor results.
Pyramids FC, who are second in the Egyptian Premier League team table with 39 points, will face El-Dakhleya on 4 February on the 21st matchday of the Egyptian Premier League.
