Claudio Vivas is leaving his jobs as Costa Rica’s head coach and sporting director which is a big change for the national team. His contract was supposed to go until the end of 2024 but it’s ending earlier than planned. This is happening because the Costa Rican football federation is changing how they manage things.
- Claudio Vivas won’t continue as Costa Rica’s head coach or sporting director
- His contract was going to end at the end of 2024
- The Costa Rican football federation is changing their management stuff
Vivas’s Departure and Its Impact
Claudio Vivas who knows a lot about international coaching, is done working with the Costa Rican national team. César Luis Merlo tweeted about him leaving which means Costa Rican football is going in a different direction. Vivas took over after Gustavo Alfaro in 2023 and brought lots of knowledge and experience with him.
🚨Claudio Vivas no seguirá al frente de Costa Rica ni como entrenador ni como director deportivo.
*️⃣Su contrato terminaba a fin de año.
ℹ️Primera reportada por @KevinJimenezCR. https://t.co/GoWgsb5SNj— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo)
November 20, 2024
Vivas has coached all over the world and even worked with the famous Marcelo Bielsa. He helped coach the Argentina national team and Athletic Bilbao, He also ran teams like Argentinos Juniors Banfield and Sporting Cristal which shows how good he is at managing football teams.
Vivas’s Coaching Journey
Claudio Vivas has coached in lots of different places. He started by helping Marcelo Bielsa which really shaped how he thinks about football. Working with Argentina’s national team Athletic Bilbao and managing teams like Argentinos Juniors and Banfield shows that he knows how to change his style and think smart about the game.
- For more on his Argentine managerial stints, see Argentinos Juniors and Banfield.
Future of Costa Rican Football
Letting Vivas go shows the Costa Rican football federation wants to do things different. While they change how they manage things they probably want to do good in upcoming competitions and keep winning for a long time. This is kind of like what other teams do when they want to get better.
Costa Rican team Alajuelense recently got mad at FIFA about a Club World Cup spot which shows how serious Costa Rican football is getting. If you want to know more about that check out the Alajuelense’s FIFA challenge.
Now that Vivas is gone it’s like the end of one chapter and the start of another for Costa Rica as they try to do better in world football.
