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Pep Guardiola’s praised former assistant coach at Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona has been removed from his first major managerial position after just three months in office.
Domenec Torrent was signed by Brazilian champion Flamengo in July, but after two heavy defeats in his last three matches he has now been relieved of his duties.
“Domenec Torrent and his backroom staff are no longer in charge of the first team,” the Rio de Janeiro club said in a statement.
Flamengo is third in the Serie A table, one point behind the International leader, having lost only twice in the last 15 games.
They also won their group to qualify for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, a title they defend after beating River Plate in the final last year.
However, a 4-0 loss to Atlético Mineiro on Sunday, which came a week after a 4-1 home win against Sao Paulo, prompted the directors to act.
Torrent, who was Pep Guardiola’s assistant coach at Manchester City before leading New York City FC, was at Flamengo for just three months.
Before joining Pep, he was a coach with players like Girona, before meeting the now Man City manager at Barcelona B.
He accompanied him to the first team at the Camp Nou, before following him with great success in Germany and England.
Torrent was also strongly linked to a coaching role under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal before he decided to head to Brazil with Flamengo.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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