Pablo Lavallén, the Argentine coach chosen by Olimpia to replace Pedro Troglio’s departure

After the unexpected departure of Pedro Troglio as a coach after the four titles obtained in three years, Olympiad from Honduras announced to the Argentine Pablo Lavallén as his successor for this season 2022.

Lavallen, whose last experience was as a coach of Colon de Santa Fe in 2019, he took on the challenge of succeeding his compatriot, who conquered three Apertura tournaments (2019, 2020 and 2021) and the Clausura 2021 championship.

After two years without working, in this first experience in Central America the Argentine will be accompanied in the coaching staff by Javier Claut, as assistant; Franco Saita, as a physical trainer; Y Javier Sodero, as a goalkeeper coach.

In addition to having led to Colon to the final of the South American Cup, Lavallen He will leave his country where he had also had experiences as a coach in San Martín de San Juan, Atlético Tucumán and Belgrano de Córdoba.

“The contract is for one year, now we are doing the procedures to leave Argentina and arrive in Honduras. With all that the pandemic implies, there are some requirements that must be met, we are closing some certificates but God willing we can be in Tegucigalpa as soon as possible and take over the team, ”he explained in statements to the sports newspaper Diez.

“I know Pedro, he left RiverHe’s a little older than me, but we do have a good relationship. First it was the club’s approach to us, then I was talking on the phone with him, he told me what the institution means, the people, the board, the players, we had a good talk, I don’t know if he was one of those 10 who were candidates to direct Olimpia ”, he completed about his contact with the outgoing coach, who has already assumed a new challenge in the San Lorenzo of his country.