Bruno Pereira’s passage through Bahraini football was fast. Practically, the Portuguese coach spent two months at the head of Al-Khalidiya club, which is enough time, however, to record his name in the history of the young club that was founded in October 2020, by winning the Bahrain Grand Cup, by winning, in the final, the champion Riffa 2-0. The first Super Cup in the club’s history, after third place and winning the King’s Cup last season.

With only three official matches at Al Khalidiya Stadium (losing in his first appearance in the tournament, victories in the Super Cup and in the first round of the group stage of the Bahrain Cup), Bruno Pereira, 40, agreed, this Wednesday, to end the match. Contract with club officials. On the basis of the decision, BOLA found differences (and interventions) with the club’s new board of directors, elected with the current season, regarding the sporting strategy to be followed.

After the work that was done in Saudi Arabia (as an assistant coach at an early stage and then mainly) and above all in Oman where he led Al-Seeb Club to the title in 2020 (he also trained in Oman, Al Nahda and Al Nasr), Bruno Pereira, a native of Madeira In this brief experience in Bahrain, Portuguese assistants Andre Yasmines, 35, and Pedro Miranda, 36, teamed up, who also reached an agreement on the termination of contracts.

In Portugal, remember that Bruno Pereira, as head coach, directed Uniao da Madeira B, Estrella da Calheta, Camacha, SC Braga B, Trovenese and Merlinense.