Departing Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini will have a square named after him in the Andalusian city after a successful three-year stint at the club, the local authority said on Monday.
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The square, near Malaga's Rosasleda stadium, will be officially named at a ceremony on Thursday, the authority said in a brief statement on its Twitter feed (@malaga).
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Chilean Pellegrini, awarded a gold medal by the Costa del Sol city last month, remains hugely popular with the Malaga fans despite deciding to move on.
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He led the club to the brink of the Champions League semifinals last season and is expected to be named shortly as the new manager of English Premier League club Manchester City to replace sacked Italian Roberto Mancini.
He is so much an inspiration to so many players so they have to remembered even after he is gone. Man city snatched their great coach.