Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez left his role as coach of Argentine club Independiente on Friday.
According to local media, the former Argentine international will lead the club for the last time on Sunday, against Platense, in the second match of the championship.
Tevez’s departure comes after the club failed to qualify for the final stages of the Argentine League Cup and lost the first league match of the season 3-1 at home to Talleres de Cordoba.
The 40-year-old player arrived at Independiente, a club from the province of Buenos Aires, last August and saved the team from relegation.
Their record was 14 wins, 11 draws and six defeats in 31 matches.
Despite a rich history, seven-time Copa Libertadores winners Independiente also face a financial crisis off the field.
Before Independiente, Tevez debuted as a coach in 2022 at Rosario Central, resigning after five months due to differences with the club’s management.
Tevez’s playing career included successful spells in the Premier League with both Manchester clubs, as well as a spell with Juventus in Italy before his third and final playing contract with Boca Juniors.
At Manchester United, he won two Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.
He helped Manchester City win the 2011-12 Premier League, their first English league title since 1968.
At international level, he won 76 caps for Argentina and was a member of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning team.
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