Tevez resigns as coach of Argentina’s Rosario Central

Former Manchester City striker Tevez has left five months after taking the job with Rosario finishing 20th in the 28-team Argentine top division with 32 points from 27 games.

FILE PHOTO: Carlos Tevez, coach of Rosario Central, gives instructions to his players during a match against River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct. 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP

Carlos Tevez has left his role as manager of Argentine club Rosario Central five months after taking the job, the former Manchester City striker said on Thursday.

Rosario finished 20th in the 28-team Argentine top division with 32 points from 27 games.

🇺🇦 Carlos Tevez ha dejado de ser el entrenador de #RosarioCentral

Le agradecemos a él y a su cuerpo técnico por el profesionalismo y el trabajo ejercido en estos meses al frente del plantel profesional. Germán Rivarola se hará cargo del equipo de manera interina pic.twitter.com/7ywKePwgX2

— Rosario Central (@RosarioCentral) November 3, 2022

“I want to communicate to the people of Central that I am going to step aside. I am not going to continue as coach. I would like to thank the people for supporting me,” Tevez told reporters at an emergency news conference after training.

The Santa Fe-based club is set for presidential elections in Dec. 18 and Tevez, 38, said he was unhappy with candidates using his name for their campaigns.

“I don’t come to do politics and when my name is put in politics I didn’t like it. I don’t want to be involved, that’s why I’m stepping aside,” added Tevez, who also played for Manchester United, Juventus and Boca Juniors.