Diego Corredor, a Colombian football manager, was recently dismissed from his position as the technical director of Once Caldas, a professional football club based in Manizales, Colombia. Corredor managed Patriotas de Boyacá and Deportivo Pasto in the Colombian first division before taking on the role of technical director at Once Caldas. However, his tenure with the team was cut short after only four games in the Liga BetPlay I 2023, where he managed to obtain only two points.
Dismissal of Diego Corredor
Following the poor start to the 2023 season, Corredor was dismissed from his role as technical director at Once Caldas. He admitted that the conditions surrounding his departure were not ideal due to the pressure he suffered from the barras bravas of Caldas, who threatened to make him resign. Corredor also received death threats for continuing to perform his duties as a strategist alongside the poor run of results in the 2023 season.
Corredor’s Breach of Contract
After his departure from Once Caldas, Corredor took to the media to report the details of his breach of contract with the American champions in 2004. He acknowledged that he received death threats for continuing to perform his duties as a strategist alongside the poor run of results in the 2023 season.
Corredor’s Time with Once Caldas
During his time with Once Caldas, Corredor managed to train the team for 61 evenings, including 24 draws, 18 victories, and 19 defeats. He tried to improve the team’s numbers and avoid relegation, but the mistreatment in the personal spectrum made him accelerate everything so that his departure to Manizales. Referring to alleged sabotages or “drawers” by his footballers, Corredor said that since the results were not given, many players were blocked and their attitudes were not the best.