This Friday Atlético Nacional confirmed the departure of the coach John Bodmerin the midst of a climate of tension due to the team's poor results and threats towards the coach and his family.
A management source told EL TIEMPO that it is “a shame,” but that his resignation was accepted. The coach could no longer take the current situation and the attack of which he has been a victim on social networks pushed him to define his departure.
The purslane board appointed Juan Camilo Pérez as coach in charge while they choose the actual coach. Pérez will lead the team on matchday 8 of the League in which Nacional faces Jaguares.
This season, Atlético Nacional is in box 14 with 8 points after seven games in the League: they won two, tied two and lost the remaining three, with a balance of ten goals scored and ten received
Bodmer, a 42-year-old native of Bogotá, took office at Nacional in October 2023, replacing William Amaral.
Bodmer's reaction
This same Friday, during the broadcast of the program 'F90' on the ESPN Colombia channel, the journalist Luis Arturo Henao He recounted the conversation he had via chat with Bodmer. In it, Henao asked him why he left Nacional.
“For the well-being of the group. Thinking about the immediate results is the best, Luis. It is a way to help, not only did I have the support of the institution, but also the dressing room”responded Jhon Jairo Bodmer.
In an official statement, Nacional confirms that Bodmer left for “security” reasons and rejected all types of violence after the threats received.
Luis Arturo Henao directly asked Bodmer the main reason for leaving, that was his response. Without a doubt there are many prepaid journalists who come out with a smokescreen justifying the mismanagement of the board, Bodmer is very honest to have left for that reason. pic.twitter.com/tfp8kGYnyZ
— Incognito purslane (@incognito_verde) February 24, 2024
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