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(fixes garble) MADRID, April 21 (Reuters) - Former Dutch international Ronald Koeman has been dismissed as coach of relegation-threatened Valencia and replaced by Salvador Gonzalez 'Voro', the Primera Liga club said on Monday. Valencia's 5-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday left the team two points above the drop zone. Koeman signed a two-and-a-half year contract at the beginning of ... [link]

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David Villa for Valencia (v Athletic Bilbao), 20 April 2008
Published 4/22/2008 by LB at Cheer Up Alan Shearer
... , it will come as no surprise to anyone who's followed his coaching career that he has been sacked as manager of Valencia after just six months in the job. It actually might go down in history as one of the most hapless managerial stints of all time. He took over when Valencia were fourth, four points behind leaders Real Madrid and leaves them sixteenth, two points off the relegation zone and a mere 33 points behind Real. He won 4 of his 22 games in charge and alienated a grand proportion of the fans and players by sidelining experienced internationals such as Canizares, ...

Football news - Gillett invites DIC to Champions League semi, Man City want £20m Jo, Valencia sack Ronald Koeman
Published 4/22/2008 by Ollie Irish at Who Ate All The Pies
... Former Dutch international Ronald Koeman has been dismissed as coach of relegation-threatened Valencia and replaced by Salvador Gonzalez 'Voro' - that's what you get for winning the Copa del Rey. Guardian Funniest joke of the day: Thierry Henry has been urged to quit Barcelona and sign for Aston Villa by Villa striker John Carew. Look into my eyes, not around the eyes... ...

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