Football: Ex-Boca coach signs for Al Wasl

Dubai - A short announcement mailed by the club confirmed that the Argentine international had signed a one-year contract

Former Boca Juniors coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena on Monday officially joined Al Wasl Club. A short announcement mailed by the club confirmed that the Argentine international had signed a one-year contract to take over as the Al Wasl manager in place of Gabriel Calderon, who left the club last month after Al Wasl finished sixth-place in the Arabian Gulf League.
The club Tweeted a photograph of Arruabarrena signing document and holding Wasl's jersey.
The 40-year-old former Argentine left-back was successful in the first two-years at Boca, winning the 2015 Argentine Primera Division title and that year's Copa Argentina crown. However, he was dismissed in February following a poor start to the new season.
Arruabarrena made his first cap against Chile in 1994. He also played some matches in 1995 and one against England on 23 February 2000. Arruabarrena was not called up again for national team duty until September 2006, when Alfio Basile called him for a friendly match against Spain, and then again in February 2007 for another friendly against France. Arruabarrena was also called up for another friendly match against Chile on 18 April 2007 but he was left on the substitutes' bench.
Arruabarrena made his first cap against Chile in 1994. He also played some matches in 1995 and one against England on 23 February 2000.
The club did not release any other details about the contract with the new Argentine coach.