Hector Cuper, more jinxed coach to contest final

Last update 27 April, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

Hector Cuper, It is undoubtedly a coach with a certain reputation for the time to dispute a final. The Argentine has earned a prestige as a coach throughout a long career in which he has directed teams of all profiles and in all of them it can be said that he has achieved almost success. Almost because the Argentine is always chased by a very large mole. He is a specialist in reaching finals….and lose them. Specifically all those that have disputed.

Héctor Cúper and Gafe when it reaches a final

Cúper took Mallorca and made it big, that can not be discussed. Under his command, the Balearic team lived afternoons and nights of glory. In fact in 1998, managed to take them to the King Cup end that later I was going to lose against Barcelona in Valencia. However, This final gave him access to playing the old Recopa of the season 1998/99. The last by the way of history.

A Recopa, to which Mallorca from the hand of Cúper, would reach his second final in a row that again he was going to lose this time against Lazio. Two fingers. Despite losing two finals, his time in a team that was not a leader like the Majorcan team, his work had been impeccable and this opened the doors of Valencia in 1999.

Las 2 Champions endings followed with Valencia

Precisely with the Valencian team, he was going to reach his Third final followed, This time of a Champions League and that I was also going to lose in May of 2000 In Paris against Real Madrid. Three out of three. But the thing did not end there. In the following season, achieved something historic and returned to put Valencia in another Champions League final, are Fourth followed in Global. A final, to from 2001, that I was also going to lose this time cruelly in the penalties against Bayern Munich in Milan. Four out of four.

Cúper's GAFE, lose 6 straight finals

Cúper, came back to the last match of a date, to the Final of the Greece Cup of 2010 directing the Aris and of course, he lost it again this time against Panathinaikos.

Five out of five. Besides, to make matters worse, lost a title in Argentina in the last game and in Italy leading Inter Milan after leading and losing on the penultimate matchday. To finish the job, managed to lead Egypt to a grand final, that of the Africa Cup 2017 to lose it in the last minutes thus adding six out of six, full of lost endings. Undoubtedly a coach marked by a jinx that prevented his shadow from being much more elongated.