Coach at Gimnasia La Plata: Diego Maradona has a new job

Diego Maradona is new coach of the Argentine first division Gimnasia La Plata. The club said on Thursday night on his Twitter account. Already on Wednesday, a lawyer Maradona had the chances of a commitment at the bottom of the table from La Plata as good.

Bienvenido Diego, bienvenido a casa! #MaradonaAzulyBlanco #MaradonaEnGimnasia #Maradona #DiegoMaradona #GELP #Gimnasia # D10s pic.twitter.com/3j6ueXU1nI

"Let's work with soul and life" for the club, said Maradona, who will be officially introduced on Sunday, in a message sent to the fans via Instagram. His debut in the after five matchdays yet winless bottom club celebrates the 58-year-old after the international break on September 15 against Racing Club - the reigning champion was 24 years ago Maradona's last coaching station in the domestic league.

Now, the world champion of 1986 Gimnasia out of the crisis. "We have found the biggest, for a big problem," said club president Gabriel Pellegrino. Maradona will initially stay until the end of the season and makes for the job apparently financial cuts. "I'm not coming to ruin the club, what you can pay me is fine with me," Maradona had said in the last hours before the agreement.

Check out this post on Instagram

Finalmente, ahora sí es oficial. Estoy muy feliz de ser el nuevo DT de @gimnasia_oficial. Quiero agradecerle al presidente Gabriel Pellegrino por esta oportunidad, y decirle a los hinchas que vamos a trabajar con alma y vida por El Lobo. Un abrazo y muchas gracias!

A post shared by Diego Maradona (@maradona) on Sep 5, 2019 at 2:01 PDT

In June, Maradona had resigned for health reasons, his coaching at the Mexican second division Dorados de Sinaloa. Meanwhile, the 58-year-old successfully operated on the knee.