Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has revealed where he ranks the club among teams in Europe, Asia and South America who were after his services.
Riveiro had his first coaching job in Africa in August last year after he was appointed by Pirates as an unknown after his spell in Finland for Inter Turku.
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After his first full season, where he delivered two trophies for the Buccaneers, the MTN8 and the Nedbank Cup, the Spanish mentor has revealed that actually he had offers in Europe, Asia and South America and explained why he chose to commit to the Soweto giants.
"I have to say I waited for the proper one, I rejected quite many offers in Europe, in Asia as well, in South America as well but when this opportunity came I think we're talking about a really big club," Riveiro said on Metro FM Sports.
"One of the frequent things (questions) to me when I go home especially is, 'How is the league comparing with LaLiga? Or how is the Finnish league comparing with LaLiga?' You cannot compare. The difficulty of every league is different.
"The challenge of every league is different, the technical level, the resources. So everything is playing a role. So I don't like to compare," he said.
Riveiro continued and explained that he wanted to coach for a club and country where he feels his contribution is important and where football is taken more seriously.
"What I know is that this is a country that takes football like something important, something special and in the end we as professionals are what we're looking for, you know," he said.
"To have the feeling that your work is important for many people, in our case for a crazy amount of people and I get a feeling it has a meaning for the people what we do. You can easily get that feeling when you're working for Orlando Pirates and when you're part of the league like the South African league," he added.
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