Of all the defeats that Sporting Cristal announced in recent days, none surprised fans as much as that of Jorge Cazulo. “Piki”, who served as coach of the heavenly club’s minor divisions, will not retain this position, although he recently became champion of the 2023 reserve tournament, his second title as coach (he had already won the Generation Cup). from 2021).
In the official statement announcing the Uruguayan’s departure, the Rimense team stated that the end of the connection between both parties came at the initiative of the former player himself. A few days later, the reason why the Uruguayan decided to leave the La Florida team was revealed.
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Why did Jorge Cazulo leave Sporting Cristal?
According to journalist Alan Diez, Cazulo is in the crosshairs Deportivo Maldonado, from Uruguay’s First Division, is expected to take over as the next coach. “They told me that after Jorge Cazulo left as reserve coach of Sporting Cristal Deportivo Maldonado could lead in his country,” said the communicator in the program “Football as a Playing Field”.
If the rumors are confirmed, the former Light Blue midfielder would make the jump to the highest category of Uruguayan football after gaining three years of experience in training football at the Bajopontina institution.
Cazulo became a reference for the heavenly club after winning several titles. Photo: Sporting Cristal
What were Jorge Cazulo’s numbers at Sporting Cristal?
As a footballer, Jorge Cazulo became one of the top winners of the Peruvian league, winning five times (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020) with the beer team. His record in the light blue jersey is a total of 389 games played and 26 goals.
Already a strategist, the former midfielder added two more championships to his tally: one with the Cristal U18 team and one with the reserves. In both categories he collected 57 coaching games, of which he won 30.