This Wednesday, January 10, the Peruvian Football Federation introduced Jorge Fossati as its new coach Peruvian selection. During the press conference held in La Videna, the Uruguayan coach spoke to the media and addressed journalists' concerns. Although the former Universitario coach avoided commenting on Juan Reynoso's process so far, he was encouraged to make a joke about Juan Carlos Oblitas.
In the last part of the press conference Jorge Fossati He referred to his age and that of the FPF's general director of football. The Uruguayan coach stated that he was older than Juan Carlos Oblitas. However, this statement was incorrect as “Ciego” beats it by just over a year. The Uruguayan “justified” his answer by saying that the former Peru international was “his boss”.
“What I said about Juan Carlos is a joke. I know I'm quite older than him… Well, he's my boss (laughs). You also have to know how to be a politician,” Jorge Fossati answered a question from a journalist who reminded us of his age and that of Oblitas.
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How old are Jorge Fossati and Juan Carlos Oblitas?
The new coach of the Peruvian team, Jorge Fossati, is 71 years old. The former Universitario coach's birthday was November 22nd. Juan Carlos Oblitas, on the other hand, is 72 years old and will add another year on February 16th.
How did Juan Carlos Oblitas contact Jorge Fossati?
“When we thought of Jorge Fossati, we wanted to speed things up. It may have been very sloppy, so we had to act very quickly and spoke to him first.” Jean Ferrari with the intention of making the professor head of the Peruvian team,” explained the general director of football of the FPF.
What did Jorge Fossati say about Juan Reynoso?
“I'm not a friend of Reynoso because life didn't happen, but knowing their career, I have no doubt that they put their soul into this. If the results are not there, something must be done. Changes are being sought to see if they can be straightened out,” he said.