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Thai national futsal team coach Miguel Rodrigo decided to retire after failing to win a gold medal
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after losing badly 1-6 to the Indonesian National Futsal Team, Friday (19/12).
In the deciding match for the gold medal at the Nonthaburi Sports Complex Gymnasium, Thailand suffered a surprising defeat 1-6 to Indonesia.
The goals scored by the Indonesian National Futsal Team, scored by Firman Adriansyah, Syauqi Saud, Samuel Eko, Rizki Amanda and Ardiansyah Nur, could only be answered by a goal from Krit Aransanyalak.
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Indonesia’s victory broke the trend of Thailand winning the SEA Games futsal.Miguel Rodrigo finally decided to retire after the defeat.
“Yesterday was a very special day for me, and I want to share this story with everyone. Yesterday’s SEA Games match was my last assignment as a professional futsal coach,” said Rodrigo in a post on Instagram.
“The day is very special because it marks my permanent separation from my coaching career, in a country that I love with all my heart and which will always be in my heart.”
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Even so, the Spanish coach regretted not being able to give the Thai public a gold medal.Even so, Rodrigo is satisfied with being able to lead Thailand to become runner up in the 2024 Asian Futsal Cup and ranked ninth in the world in the last two years.
Family was the reason this 55 year old coach left Thailand.The former coach of the Japanese national futsal team first coached Thailand from 2016 to 2017. Then he served a second period in the Land of the White Elephant in 2024.
“The reason I left the world of professional futsal is very clear, namely that I have to return to Spain to start a new chapter in my life and take care of my family, which is primarily personal and family reasons, and this is the most important thing in my life at the moment,” said Rodrigo.
“I will no longer train professional teams, either clubs or national teams. My chapter is over,” Rodrigo added.
Rodrigo then revealed his next ‘career’ apart from looking after his family after retiring from coaching.Namely, it will train young players and new coaches.He will also work at amateur club Albolote FS in his hometown of Valencia.
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