Saudi club Al Ahli appoint Marino Pusic as new coach, replacing Jaissle

Reuters

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Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli ⁠have appointed Marino Pusic as their ‌new coach to replace Matthias ‌Jaissle, who left ‌to take charge of ‌Newcastle United, the Asian ‌champions said on Thursday.

[p]Pusic, who led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/shakhtar/4ENWX2OA/"]‌Shakhtar Donetsk[/a] to ⁠the ‌Ukrainian league title in 2024, has signed a contract until 2028.[/p][p]The 54-year-old managed UAE side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-jazira/WUREBBlh/"]Al Jazira[/a] ⁠last season in his first coaching spell in the Gulf region.[/p][p]He ‌helped [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/twente/dhOKTHGA/"]FC Twente[/a] secure promotion to the Eredivisie in 2019.[/p][embed guid="7b267171-b87d-450b-be9e-88dea8b2551a" url="https://x.com/ALAHLI_FCEN/status/2085152766968594713" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pusic won the Eredivisie title as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a]'s assistant coach in 2023.[/p][p]Jaissle, who guided the ‌Saudi side to back-to-back AFC Champions League ‌Elite titles, was named Newcastle United manager following the departure of Eddie Howe.[/p]

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