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Santana South Africa soccer coach
AFP
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 24 - 04 - 2008

Brazilian Joel Santana was confirmed Wednesday as the new coach of 2010 World Cup host South Africa.
A South Africa Football Association statement said the 59-year-old Flamengo coach would start work on May 9 following the resignation of compatriot Carlos Alberto Parreira on Monday owing to the ill health of his wife.
Santana has little international experience, apart from brief stints with clubs in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Japan, but told Brazilian reporters this week that the chance to lead a national team at the World Cup was a dream come true.
“It's a once in a lifetime opportunity,” he said while admitting that leaving Brazilian giants Flamengo had left him “heartbroken”.
Santana will reportedly earn $200,00 a month - 50,000 less than 1994 World Cup-winning coach Parreira. Parreira guided Brazil to their fourth world title and quit as South Africa coach a month after being lauded when Bafana Bafana (The Boys) gave their finest display for many years to outclass Paraguay 3-0 in a Pretoria friendly.
Victory over Paraguay came soon after South Africa made a lacklustre first round exit from the African Nations Cup in Ghana following draws with Angola and Senegal and a heavy loss to Tunisia. __


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