01.10.2014 13:20 h

Aguirre unconcerned by match-fixing probe

Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre

Japan coach Javier Aguirre said Wednesday he was not concerned at all about a match-fixing investigation in Spain involving his former club Real Zaragoza, Kyodo news agency reported.

Aguirre was in charge of then first-division Zaragoza when they won 2-1 at the end of the 2010-2011 season at Levante, a result that saved them from relegation.

According to reports out of Spain, Aguirre is one of the people who will be questioned by Spanish prosecutors over the next two or three days, Kyodo said.

But the 55-year-old Mexican said, "I have been a coach for more than 400 matches in Spain. I am not the slightest bit concerned about this," according to Kyodo.

Asked if he would cooperate with the investigation, he added: "I feel calm and am doing my job in Japan. I want to keep an eye on the situation."

In June 2013, Spanish league president, Javier Tebas, included the Levante-Zaragoza match in a list of nine games that the league was investigating for possible match-fixing.

Both clubs have denied any wrongdoing and have said they will cooperate fully with the inquiry, Kyodo said.