Former Accies star Jose Quitongo is pulling on his soccer boots once more, however this time it is to ship free soccer periods at Lanarkshire faculties.
The 47-year-old, who had a profitable profession which included three stints at Hamilton in addition to at Hearts, St Mirren and Benfica, is working along with Fives soccer pitches in Hamilton and shall be touring faculties to advertise youth soccer, well being and wellbeing amongst youngsters and youths.
Jose, a private coach and coach, has already visited Holy Cross Excessive Faculty in Hamilton, the place his neighborhood session went down a deal with with the secondary pupils.
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Subsequent up, the Angolan native will go to the children of St Pauls, Woodside and Udston main faculties to show an array of soccer expertise, in addition to total enjoyable well being and health for younger pupils.
Jose informed Lanarkshire Dwell: "I am delighted to have teamed up with Fives Hamilton to take our enjoyable and free soccer periods out to varsities throughout the city.
"We hope to then roll this out throughout the county and go to a number of different secondary and first faculties and usually promote soccer amongst youngsters and present them it would not all the time must be aggressive and difficult, it may be enjoyable for health too."
Stewart Willis of Fives added: "We now have labored intently with Jose for years and we love his dedication to the game and the way nice he's educating the youngsters all issues soccer.
"We won't wait to develop this enterprise and hope to go to as many colleges as we are able to throughout Lanarkshire."
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