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Tangier's Union Club announced on Tuesday the signing of Spanish coach Pepe Mel for two and a half seasons to coach the first team.
The club confirmed, in a press release, “We announce to the fans and all partners and followers inside and outside Morocco, that an official agreement has been reached with Pepe Mel to take on the task of the first team coach, and the contract that binds the two parties extends until the year 2028.”
Working alongside the new coach will be a technical assistant in charge of performance and strategic planning, and a physical trainer, as part of an integrated and highly experienced technical staff, in harmony with the club's ambitions and sporting orientations.
The club highlighted that Pepe Mel is one of the most prominent Spanish coaches, having accumulated extensive experience exceeding 600 matches at the highest levels, and during his coaching career he has supervised prestigious clubs including Real Betis, with whom he achieved promotion to the first division, stability in “La Liga”, and qualification to European competitions, and the clubs Deportivo La Coruña, Las Palmas, and Rayo Vallecano, in addition to the English club West Bromwich Albion.
Tangier's Union Club confirmed that “the coach is distinguished by a style that relies on tactical discipline, teamwork, and the development of young players, a philosophy that is perfectly in line with the new sporting orientation of the club.”
According to the same statement, the negotiations between the club and the new coach resulted in the development of a clear and ambitious shared vision that focuses on enhancing competitiveness by relying on experienced players and group leaders, injecting new energy by giving opportunities to young talents who represent the future of the club, and adopting a modern and organized work methodology based on long-term planning and continuous improvement, and consolidating a culture of professional performance based on discipline, responsibility, and collective development.
This new phase comes within the framework of the continuous path of restructuring the club, with the aim of stability in the first division, strengthening the sporting identity of the Tangier Union, and building a strong and ambitious team that represents the city of Tangier in the best possible way.
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