Manager Javier Aguirre signed a one-year extension to his contract at Al Wahda on Monday, keeping him at the club until the conclusion of next season.
The vastly experienced Mexican, who joined last June, has proved a success at the Abu Dhabi side, with Wahda currently fifth in the Arabian Gulf League and chasing qualification for the 2017 Asian Champions League. At present, they are two points off third place with six rounds remaining.
Wahda also have the Arabian Gulf Cup final to look forward to, most likely against Al Shabab, on April 1.
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Aguirre, 57, is well liked by the club’s board and the club’s supporters, borne out by the contract extension. Wahda believe they have the right coach in charge to help challenge for the Arabian Gulf League next season. They have not been crowned UAE champions since 2010.
“I am happy to work in such a professional club as Al Wahda, which has the ambition to win every tournament and will fight to do so,” Aguirre said on the club’s official social media account. “Al Wahda are professional in every sense of the word. Here we have all the ingredients for success because we work in the spirit of a family.”
Aguirre has previously held a number of high-profile coaching positions, most notably with the Mexican and Japanese national teams, as well as at Spanish Primera Liga clubs Osasuna, Atletico Madrid, Real Zaragoza and Espanyol.
At Wahda, he replaced Sami Al Jaber after the Saudi Arabian had guided the club to fourth in the 2013/14 Arabian Gulf League.
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