Atlético de Madrid announced Tuesday that José Luis Sánchez Vera leaves his position as coach of the women's team "for personal reasons", just started his second season, but will continue "performing his duties at the head of the Academy's analysis department".

The Madrid assumed the direction of Atlético de Madrid Femenino on June 22, 2018. In its first season, the mattress team won the League and was a finalist in the Copa de la Reina .

Just started his second course, with the team in the knockout stages of the Champions League and after having added 9 of 12 points in the First Iberdrola, José Luis Sánchez Vera transferred his will to leave the club, "for personal reasons totally outside the sporting issue, "sources of the entity informed EFE.

"I must be honest and honest with myself, with the people who trusted me, with my players, with my coaching staff and especially with our fans. Hopefully in the future our paths will cross again ," said José Luis Sánchez Vera in statements disseminated on the Atlético de Madrid website. The coach leaves his position "very grateful to the club". "I love Atlético de Madrid very much so as not to be able to correspond to 110%, as I have done all the time I have been here," he said.

In a meeting held on Monday, those responsible for the Atlético de Madrid women's team and the former coach agreed to end their stage on the red and white bench.

"From now on, Sánchez Vera will continue to perform his duties at the head of the analysis department of the Academy, which was previously compatible with the position of coach of the first women's team," said Atlético de Madrid.

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