Three weeks after the start of the huge Luis Rubiales affair in Spain, which cost La Roja women’s coach Jorge Vilda his place, another episode of “moral and sexual harassment” is affecting women’s football, this time in Brazil. . Coach of the Santos women’s team, Kleiton Lima has just submitted his resignation, while an investigation was opened after complaints from players for “moral and sexual harassment”.
The football club located in Sao Paulo revealed this information on Friday in a press release, specifying that “the person concerned denied the facts with which he is accused”. Santos has in any case accepted the resignation of the 49-year-old coach, who played more than 300 matches on the benches of women’s teams, including as coach of the Seleçao during the Women’s World Cup in 2011.
“Almost 30 years of an impeccable career”
Several players therefore accused him of “moral and sexual harassment” during training, and they sent evidence to club president Andrés Rueda, as revealed by the UOL website, without indicating the identity of the complainants or their name. exact number. Also quoted by UOL, Kleiton Lima categorically refuted these accusations and announced that he would take legal action to defend himself.
“After almost 30 years of an impeccable career, I have never had any complaints for this reason. I do not accept that this artifice is used to remove me from my functions,” says Kleiton Lima. His departure, after a year at the head of Santos, also follows an elimination in the semi-final of the championship, a week ago, against Corinthians.