Trapattoni takes Benfica job
Sunday, July 4, 2004
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Former Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni has been named as the new coach of Portuguese Cup winners SL Benfica.
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Replaces Camacho
Trapattoni, who stepped down as Italy coach after UEFA EURO 2004™, will be presented officially at a press conference later today, when the length of his contract will be revealed. He replaces José Antonio Camacho who left the Lisbon club to take charge at Real Madrid CF and his first task will be to negotiate a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round next month.
Second job abroad
Trapattoni, the former Juventus FC and FC Internazionale coach, returns to club coaching four years after he took the Italian national team coach's job. It will be the 65-year-old's second job at a club abroad, following a short spell at FC Bayern München in the 1990s, where he won the Bundesliga title.
