{"id":295766,"date":"2023-10-10T09:24:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295766"},"modified":"2023-10-10T09:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:24:51","slug":"former-reds-winger-exiled-by-rafa-benitez-to-be-named-bordeaux-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/former-reds-winger-exiled-by-rafa-benitez-to-be-named-bordeaux-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Reds winger exiled by Rafa Benitez to be named Bordeaux boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Liverpool winger &#8211; who was exiled from Reds for criticism of Rafa Benitez &#8211; &#8216;is set to be named as the new Bordeaux boss&#8217;, just 81 days after accepting his current job in Slovenia<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The Spanish international joined the Reds in 2008 and scored 5 goals in 56 apps<\/li>\n<li>He was suspended in 2010 after his controversial comments to Spanish press<\/li>\n<li>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former Liverpool winger is &#8216;set to be named as the new manager of Bordeaux&#8217; just 81 days after accepting his current job in Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish international joined the Reds in 2008, scoring five goals and nine assists in 56 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>However, his time was cut short in 2010 after he was suspended by then manager Rafa Benitez for criticising him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspected managerial appointment comes for Bordeaux as they sit 13th in Ligue 2 after suffering four defeats in their first ten matches of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, fans of the French team will be hoping Albert Riera &#8211; who also played for\u00a0Olympiacos, Galatasaray, Watford and Udinese &#8211; can turn their club&#8217;s fortunes around.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/09\/76368625-12613681-image-a-2_1696924974732.jpg\" height=\"648\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Liverpool player Albert Riera poses alongside\u00a0the Slovenian PrvaLiga title and cup, which he won in his first season as manager of\u00a0Celje<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/09\/76369749-12613681-image-a-4_1696925347380.jpg\" height=\"694\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish international joined the Reds in 2008, scoring five goals and nine assists in 56 appearances<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, a deal has been agreed in principle for Riera to join Bordeaux.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer expert tweeted: &#8216;Albert Riera set to be appointed as new head coach at Bordeaux. Deal has been agreed in principle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Formal steps to follow and contract being prepared for former LFC player to join Bordeaux as manager.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish international, who made 16 appearances for his country, is currently the manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.<\/p>\n<p>He led them to\u00a0the Slovenian PrvaLiga title and cup for a double in his first season last year.<\/p>\n<p>Riera was suspended by Liverpool in 2010 after he made comments to the Spanish press regarding his first team opportunities and was subsequently transfer listed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/09\/76369747-12613681-image-a-5_1696925350610.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Then-manager of Liverpool Rafa Benitez suspended Riera for comments he made to the Spanish press<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12613681\/Former-Liverpool-winger-exiled-Reds-criticism-Rafa-Benitez-set-named-new-Bordeaux-boss-just-81-days-accepting-current-job-Slovenia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool winger &#8211; 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