Cristiano Bacci has just returned from Portugal where he signed the contract as coach of the first team of Boavista, Portuguese Serie A. A well-deserved promotion for the coach from Massa who, after an excellent career as a professional footballer, played with Pontedera, Viareggio, Montevarchi and many others in Serie C, began his coaching career as second with the Romanian Razvan Lucescu, very young, first in the Serie B in Portugal (this is why in recent years his qualities and abilities have not gone unnoticed) then always following Lucescu in Greece where he won two championships and a King’s Cup, then in Arabia with another championship victory and also the Asian Cup, then a return to Greece. A long experience with top teams, before the last experience in Udine with Cioffi which lasted five months. And now the call, let’s beg, of consecration in a top championship as his complete guide.
We found him on our way back from Portugal and with his usual kindness he showed his usual availability.
“Of course I am very satisfied with this call – confessed Cristiano – and this is the fruit of the excellent relationships that I have always maintained in Portugal, in the previous experience I met many people and I kept many friends and we continued to stay in contact”.
Were previous experiences in Greece and Arabia useful?
“Of course, a lot to learn about the environment, languages and different peoples, different ways of presenting and comparing oneself. This will always be very useful to me because Serie A teams are now multi-ethnic combinations, each team has players from all continents.”
And also for this reason Cristiano has stocked up on languages and knowledge.
How did this agreement come about?
“I have maintained many contacts and friendships in Portugal and my agent is also important and well-known and the circle has closed.”
What plans does the company have?
“It seems well intentioned, for now I don’t know much about the team, the players because in the last championship salvation was difficult so the president has decided to make many changes. There will also be a big renewal in the team that is underway now and there will also be a lot of work to do but I’m used to it. I signed the contract these days and now I’m back for a few days, time to organize the trip and we’ll start working on July 5th.”
We still have before our eyes the interview conducted in Arabia at the time of Covid with the whole team, but also the population, locked up in houses or hotels like him and the family who went to visit him. Times that seem distant, centuries, but which have recently passed and must not be forgotten.
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