Robert Dante Siboldi, new technical director of Tigres

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What were the reasons for the departure of ‘Chima’ Ruiz from Tigres?

The San Nicolás de los Garza team made the departure of ‘Chima’ official.

Siboldi will be the third coach of Tigres so far in the Clausura 2023 after the departures of Diego Cocca and ‘Chima’ Ruiz

tigers officially announced on Monday the arrival of Robert Dante Siboldi as their new coach, after the dismissal of Marco Antonio ‘Chima’ Ruiz. The Nuevo León team reported that the Uruguayan will make his debut this Thursday in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League against Motagua.

“We inform our fans that Robert Dante Siboldi will assume the Technical Direction of our team as of today. Siboldi will debut as coach of tigers for the match this Thursday against Motagua of Honduras, within the Concacaf Champions League. Welcome home Robert!” tigers through a press release.

ESPN reported Sunday night that Robert Dante Siboldi already had advanced talks with tigers, but details were missing that were finally closed in the last hours and this Monday the appointment was made official. It is expected that the Uruguayan will be presented this same day at the facilities of the San Nicolás de los Garza club.

The Uruguayan coach becomes the third technical director to have tigers as far as the Closing 2023. The cats began the contest with Diego Cocca on the bench, the one in charge of directing the first five days, with three wins and two draws, but he left the position vacant to take over the reins of the Mexican National Team.

Marco Antonio Ruiz, who was Diego Cocca’s assistant, was appointed as coach of tigersbut he only played eleven games, after he could only win four, drew three and lost four, the last one against Mazatlán, the worst team in the Closing 2023which triggered the departure of the ‘Chima’.

With the above, Robert Dante Siboldi He will direct again in Liga MX a year and a half later. Tijuana, where he was between April and September 2021, had been the last Uruguayan team in Mexican soccer, with which he left numbers of two wins, five draws and six losses.

However, the last team he had led Robert Dante Siboldi It was Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club, from Saudi Arabia, where he was for six months, between March and September 2022.

tigers It will be the fifth team that he leads Robert Dante Siboldi in the First Division of Mexican soccer. He debuted with Santos, with whom he was champion in the 2018 Clausura, but he also went through Veracruz, Cruz Azul and Tijuana.