Zubizarreta takes on new challenge at Atlas a year after leaving FC Porto | OneFootball

Almost a year after leaving his role as sporting director of FC Porto, Andoni Zubizarreta is preparing to take on a new challenge. According to the Mexican press, the former Spanish goalkeeper will perform the same role at Mexico’s Atlas, having arrived in Guadalajara on Sunday night.

The official announcement is expected shortly, in what will be Zubizarreta’s first experience as an executive outside Europe. In addition to his spell at FC Porto, the 64-year-old former footballer was sporting director at Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Marseille.

At Atlas, who finished sixth in the most recent edition of the Mexican Clausura, Zubizarreta will link up with Portuguese midfielder Luís Esteves, who is leaving Gil Vicente to join the rojinegro club. Even so, it is worth noting that the transfer of the Portuguese midfielder was negotiated directly between the clubs and did not involve the Spaniard.

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