Espanyol fires coach Quique Sanchez Flores
Posted April 20, 2018 7:00 am
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Espanyol says it has fired manager Quique Sanchez Flores with the club slumping in the Spanish league and in danger of facing a relegation fight to end the season.
Espanyol announced the decision on Friday, adding sports director Jordi Lardin has also been let go.
Sanchez Flores, a former manager of Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Watford, among other clubs, coached the Barcelona-based club for the past two seasons.
Reserve team coach David Gallego will take over for the remaining five rounds of the season, starting with a visit to Girona on Sunday.
Espanyol hasn't scored a goal in five matches, and has only two wins in the last 15 rounds. It is in 16th place, nine points from the drop.
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