South Africa soccer coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has quit, two years before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Parreira says he wants to return to his native Brazil to be with his family.
Parreira and leaders of the South African Football Association announced the resignation at a news conference Monday.
He was hired 16 months ago after resigning as Brazil coach. He put together a young and inexperienced team which suffered a series of poor results but recently won a friendly against Paraguay.
Factfile for Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira, who resigned on Monday as coach of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa:
Date of birth: February 27 1943
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
National team coaching career: 1967 - Ghana, 1978 - Kuwait, 1983 - Brazil 1985 - United Arab Emirates, 1988 - Saudi Arabia, 1990 - United Arab Emirates, 1992 - Brazil, 1997 - Saudi Arabia, 2003 - Brazil, 2007 - South Africa
Club coaching career: 1967 - Sao Cristovao (BRA), 1968 - Asante Kotoko (GHA), 1975 - Fluminense (BRA), 1984 - Fluminense (BRA), 1991 -Bragantino (BRA), 1994 - Valencia (ESP), 1995 - Fenerbahce (TUR), 1996 -Sao Paulo (BRA), New York-New Jersey Metro Stars (USA), 1999 - Fluminense (BRA), 2000 - Atletico Mineiro (BRA), Santos (BRA), Internacional (BRA)
Major coaching honours: 1980 - Asian Cup winner, 1982 - Gulf Cup winner, 1984 - Brazilian championship winner, 1988 - Asian Cup winner, 1994 World Cup winner, 1996 - Turkish championship winner, 2002 - Brazilian Cup winner, 2004 - Copa America winner, 2005 - Confederations Cup winner
Sapa-AP
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