Petit left his position as Boavista coach by mutual agreement, the Panthers announced on Tuesday, after going eight games without winning and five consecutive defeats in the I League, ending the former footballer’s second spell in this role.
“Boavista Futebol Clube, Futebol SAD and coach Armando Teixeira mutually agreed to withdraw the contract that bound the parties until the end of the season,” the Bessa club emphasized in a statement on the official website.
The government chaired by Vítor Murta has appointed the successor of the former player, who had asked for his resignation after Sunday’s defeat to Estrela da Amadora (3-1), in the 13th round of the I League, and handed over to the assistant coaches the start of preparations for the reception of Vitória de Guimarães, from the 14th, scheduled for Saturday.
Petit, 47 years old, leaves Boavista in 10th place, with 15 points, five above the relegation zone, at a time when the ‘chess players’ were going to lead the I League in the second, fourth and fifth rounds, before having ‘fallen ‘ ‘ to intermediate positions in the table.
With four wins, three draws and six defeats in a row in 13 matches, Bessa’s club has not triumphed in the competition since the defeat against the then red bottom Desportivo de Chaves (4-1) on September 18, in the fifth round . having also been eliminated in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup and in the first phase of the League Cup.
Petit had returned to Boavista in November 2021 to replace João Pedro Sousa and remains the third coach with the most appearances (191) for the club where he made his debut as a footballer, leaving the field for the benches, behind Jaime Pacheco (359), who had led him to the unprecedented title of national champion, in 2000/01, and Manuel José (211).
In addition to improving the performance of the ‘drafts’ in the I League over the past two seasons, moving from 12th (38 points) to ninth place (44), they achieved an unprecedented participation in the ‘final four’ of the 2021/22 edition of the League Cup and increased the value of the assets of a club often hit by unpaid wages and barriers to the registration of new players.
Petit was attached until June 2024, but he has had his eighth experience as a coach, having already played for Bessa (2012 to 2015), Tondela (between 2015 and 2017), Moreirense (2017 and 2018), Paços de Ferreira ( 2017). /18), Maritime (2018/19) and BSAD (2019 to 2021).
As a midfielder, he stood out for Boavista, Benfica and German side Colónia, and represented the Portuguese team in the latter stages of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and the 2004 and 2008 European Championships, scoring four goals in 57 international appearances.
Source: DN
