Levante sack coach Lucas Alcaraz after defeat to Real Sociedad
Monday 26 October 2015 11:42, UK
Levante have sacked coach Lucas Alcaraz in the wake of Sunday's heavy defeat at home to Real Sociedad.
The Valencia-based club's poor form continued as David Moyes' Sociedad side's 4-0 victory left them bottom of La Liga with only one win from nine matches.
In a statement, the club said: "The Levante board of directors... has decided to dispense with the services of coach Lucas Alcaraz and his team."
Levante president Kiko Catalan said an announcement would be made in the coming days on a successor.
Alcaraz is the second coach to be dismissed in Spain's top flight this season after Las Palmas, who like Levante have only six points from nine games, sacked Paco Herrera last week.
Levante have outperformed for a club with limited resources in recent years and finished sixth in 2011/12, qualifying for the Europa League.
They flirted with relegation last season in their fifth consecutive top-flight campaign and will need a swift improvement if they are to avoid the drop this term.
Alcaraz, who has also coached Granada, Almeria, Cordoba and Aris Salonika of Greece, took over at Levante in October last year.
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