The Canadian Premier League unveiled its new Ottawa entry Tuesday with a former Toronto FC player as coach.
Miguel Angel Ferrer, a former forward who played as Mista, will be in charge of the Atletico Ottawa on-field product. The franchise starts play this season, bringing the number of CPL franchises to eight.
The club’s name is inspired by its parent club, Club Atletico de Madrid.
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Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Lopez will oversee operations for the Ottawa club with Jeff Hunt, part-owner of the Ottawa Redblacks and 67’s, as a “strategic partner.” The club will play at TD Place.
Mista signed with Toronto in July 2010, playing nine games in total.
Now 41, he most recently served as a youth team coach for Madrid-based Rayo Vallecano. Prior to that, he was a youth team coach at Valencia.
He also played for Tenerife, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna in Spain.