Iraq Coach Confirms Departure And Praises Stars After leading Iraq to an Asian Cup final victory over Saudi Arabia, Jorvan Vieira confirmed that he was quitting the post and paid tribute to his players.
Younis Mahmoud scored the only goal of the game in Jakarta to give Iraq an historic win.
"Absolutely (I am quitting)," the Brazilian, who took the job on a short-term contract in May, said after the game and added that he “wants to go home and then to the beach.
“They are hard workers with extra power to do whatever we want. We were working and shouting and fighting and complaining and shouting again but they support everything and now we have come to the final and we are champions.
“I learned a lot from these people, it was a good learning process for me and something I will keep forever in my life. I don’t know why but I was very calm today,” he said.
“On the morning of the game I felt very well, sometimes this happens to me. I can feel when I’m going to lose a match but today I felt well and was secure that we could do something because of my relationship with the players.
"They have so much confidence, they were so sure and they wanted to win because it is very important for their country. We won today 1-0 but it was not enough for me. With all respect to Saudi Arabia, we could have won 2 or 3-0 today."