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Atletico Madrid’s long-serving coach to leave at the end of the season

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La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Villarreal - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - February 23, 2020 Atletico Madrid assistant coach German Burgos reacts [REUTERS/Susana Vera]

Atletico Madrid’s long-serving assistant coach German Burgos has announced he is leaving the club at the end of this campaign after over eight years in order to become a head coach.

“At the end of this season I will start my journey as a first team coach. With more than 10 years experience in La Liga I think I am perfectly capable of guiding a team’s destiny,” Burgos said in a video on Atletico’s website on Wednesday.

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