Rivaldo Exclusive: I want to be a manager one day - but not yet

Rivaldo
22 January 2019

Betfair Ambassador Rivaldo clears up confusion about an apparent job offer

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Betfair Ambassador Rivaldo explains that he never actually 'agreed to become the head coach' of a Moroccan third division club as was reported last week, but exclusively tells us he does want to go into management one day...

"I'm not a qualified manager yet so I won't be signing with any club until I am, but I am considering the idea of becoming a manager in the future."

Flattered by the offer but I'm waiting for the right time

All the reports about me moving to a club from Morocco came about from my participation in an event where I met the president of the club and he ended up inviting me to be the manager.

I had to decline because I'm not ready - I'm not yet certified to be a manager - so that possibility can come soon, but not immediately.

We took a picture with me holding a shirt which the club posted on social media and it generated a little confusion from the press and ended up becoming a story that was not true.

I'm not a qualified manager yet so I won't be signing with any club until I am, but I am considering the idea of becoming a manager in the future.

If a good proposal comes once I've got my licence, we'll see, but for the moment it's too soon to think about it - despite being happy and flattered by the offer

Now, I'm just focusing on completing my manager licence and if/when that becomes a reality - and if I feel motivated to embrace that new task - I'll explore it. One thing is for sure - playing football and being a manager is very different.

For that reason, I will need several months to study, observe and learn with the best managers in the world - some of whom were my team mates when I was still playing - and I plan to spend some time with them to learn as much as I can.

Barcelona to get positive result in Copa del Rey

I believe Barcelona can get through their Copa del Rey quarter-final against Sevilla who, despite being a good team, don't have same resources of a Barca outfit who are in good form in both league and cup. Barca needed to turn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg against Levante in the last round and they were very professional in that task.

Of course, it won't be easy at Sanchez Pizjuán against a traditionally strong team at home, so Barcelona must not be complacent and respect the opponent from the beginning until the end to avoid any surprise. But I'm convinced that they won't fail in their mission this Wednesday and will bring a good result back to Catalonia.

Sevilla have lost some momentum lately after a really good start to the campaign, so Barca can capitalise on the loss of confidence.

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