METROSTARS, BORA MILUTINOVIC MUTUALLY AGREE
TO PART WAYS
Assistant Coach Fernando Clavijo Named Interim Head Coach
Secaucus, NJ (Friday, October 29, 1999) - Vice President and General Manager Charlie Stillitano announced today that the MetroStars and Bora Milutinovic have mutually agreed to part ways. Assistant coach Fernando Clavijo has been named interim head coach and will also be considered for the vacant coaching position.
“After numerous and lengthy discussions, Bora and I have concluded that this decision is in everyone’s best interest,” said Stillitano. “We are sad to see Bora leave, but wish him the very best in his future endeavors and thank him for his efforts this past season.”
“My only regret is that we were unable to meet the objectives that both the team and I had in mind when we started this project,” said Milutinovic, coach of four World Cups. “I wish the MetroStars organization, Stuart Subotnick, Charlie Stillitano, the players and great fans the very best in their goal of making the team successful.”
Clavijo will begin training the team on Monday, November 1st, when players assemble for daily off-season training sessions at Kean University-East Campus in Union, NJ. The team will train throughout the current year (Monday - Friday at 10:30 a.m.) with the exception of a break for Thanksgiving and the end of the year holidays.
Clavijo joined the MetroStars as an assistant coach on Wednesday, April 21st.
Prior to the MetroStars, he served as an assistant coach for the MLS Pro-40
team in the A-League. He has also coached the Florida Thundercats of the
NPSL and won an indoor championship as head coach of the Seattle Seadogs
(CISL) in 1997.