Pedro Caixinha (pictured) resigned from his position as head coach of Santos on August 15, 2015. (Photo: Mexsport)
TORREON, Mexico – Pedro Caixinha announced Saturday his resignation as head coach of defending Mexican champion Santos.
The club appointed youth program director Robert Dante Siboldi as a replacement on an interim basis.
Though the Guerreros opened their fifth Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) campaign with a 4-0 win over DirecTV W Connection earlier this month, they sit last in the 2015 Liga MX Apertura. A 2-0 loss on Friday to visiting Club America saw them fall to 1W-0D-4L on the season.
"After an analysis of nearly three years in the institution, I decided to leave my position as Technical Director of Santos Laguna,” said Caixinha. “Santos Laguna is an institution that is on par with many clubs at a world class level and I'm sure that it will continue to reap rewards in the sporting area and off the field. I wish you the greatest success and the greatest happiness."
Since Caixinha took the managerial reins ahead of the 2013 Clausura, Santos captured three titles: Liga MX (2015 Clausura), Copa MX (2014 Apertura), Campeon de Campeones (2015). The 44-year-old Portuguese also led the squad to the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League final and the round of 16 in the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
Santos returns to SCCL action on August 25 at Costa Rica’s Saprissa.
