The 59-year-old spent just eight months in charge, overseeing only eight World Cup qualifiers before being given his marching orders
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A statement issued by the AFA in Martino’s name disclosed: “Owing to the lack of decisions in naming new authorities in the Argentine Football Association, the national team’s coaching staff has decided to present its resignation today
The coach Gerardo Daniel Martino will on Thursday take up his functions as technical director of the national side,” read a statement on the Argentinian Football Association website
The 44-year-old succeeded Pep Guardiola as Barca B coach and led them back to the second tier of Spanish football for the first time in 11 years in his second season
Martino leaves based on a mutual consent with the club
“In the next few hours, the timetable of his arrival in Barcelona, the signing of the contract and his presentation to the media will be firmed up