José Riestra ceases to be executive president of Atlas

Los Rojinegros del Atlas are experiencing drastic changes at the board levelThis Thursday the club reported the departure of José Riestra as the team’s executive president and the arrival of Germán Brunati to occupy the new position. Riestra will be moving up the ranks by becoming global director of Orlegi Sports.

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José took over the presidency of Atlas in November 2020, when the club was experiencing a strong crisis of results. He change in the Rojinegros was marked towards the positive side to change the history of Atlas.

Riestra He was the manager who ended Atlas’ streak of 70 years without titles, by achieving the two-time championship in the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022. In addition to conceiving and inaugurating the AGA Academy projectthe new sports and administrative facilities of the red and black team.

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After just over four years, José Riestra’s stage comes to an end, where he won three titles (two leagues and a Champion of Champions), in addition to having returned to the team to an international competition such as the Concacaf Champions Leaguewhere they reached the Quarterfinal round.

Avoided paying the fine biggest in the 2020-2021 football year that It was one of the goals that the manager assumed when he arrived at the position.

Now Germán Brunati arrives, who will collaborate in sports decisions with Aníbal Fájer and his own José Riestra who will lead the sporting decisions of Grupo Orlegi. Brunati comes from a long experience in Uruguay with the Montevideo City Torque.

Equipment where he worked since 2017 when the team was still in the Second Division and lived the entire process to you became a competitive team in Uruguayan soccer. Along with living the transition where City Group became owner of the team.

This Friday Germán Brunati will be presented, accompanied by José Riestra and Aníbal Fájer to begin his work. Searching rediscover Atlas at his best level, remembering that the Rojinegros are already eliminated of the possibility of qualifying and they have had two tournaments in a row without being able to aspire to the Play-In.

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