Joao Sacramento takes over the LASK: A new football star in the sky!

Joao Sacramento takes over the LASK: A new football star in the sky!

The LASK has a new head on the sidelines: Joao Sacramento was hired as head coach of the Austrian Bundesliga club. After a disappointing season in which the team under interim coach Maximilian Ritscher did not achieve the qualification for the Conference League, the club tour sets a breath of fresh air. Sacramento, a 36-year-old Portuguese, has a remarkable international experience and will lead the fortunes at the LASK for the next two years until summer 2027. This reports Peter linden .

Joao Sacramento has had an impressive career: he was last assistant to Al Duhail in Qatar and previously trained some of the world's best players, including Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar during his time at Paris Saint-Germain. Previously, he was an assistant coach at Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma under starting coach José Mourinho. In his career, Sacramento also worked on AS Monaco under Leonardo Jardim and at the OSC Lille. He never was afraid to gain a foothold in the highest leagues in Europe, which underlines its suitability for the challenge in Austria.

a fresh approach for the LASK

LASK CEO Siegmund Gruber hopes to bring a touch of the big football world to the Linz stadium with Sacramento. The new trainer will start his work with the existing staff around Ritscher. Sacramento will rely on its pronounced tactical depth, as LASK sports director Dino Buric emphasizes. "He can inspire players and has extraordinary international experience," said Buric about the new coach.

With his multilingual talent - he flows fluently Portuguese, Spanish, French, English and Italian - Sacramento will be able to address all players of the squad directly, even if he does not speak German. This could be an advantage to build a quick communication and a good relationship with your players while the summer preparation is due.

A look at the future

among the predecessors of Sacramentos, Markus Schopp and the short -term interim coach Ritscher, went wrong. Now the LASK hopes for a turn and is convinced that Sacramento can lead the team up again. The start of the new season will be exciting: can the Linzer get back their once so strong performance?

The official presentation of the new trainer is expected in the near future. The club and the fans are excited to see what the LASK can achieve under the direction of Joao Sacramento.