Hector Cuper resigns as Racing Santander coach

 　　MADRID, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hector Cuper resigned as coach of Spanish La Liga club Racing¹ Santander on Tuesday.

　　Cuper, who has previously² coached Valencia, Mallorca and Betis in Spain, leaves Racing with the club rock bottom of the league and with just one win and a total of nine points from the first 13 games of the season.

　　The Argentinean is the second coach to lose their job in the La Liga this season, following Michael Laudrup who left Mallorca as a result of his poor relationship with the club's maximum shareholder³ Llorenc Serra Ferrer.

　　It is another blow for cash-strapped Racing, whose President Francisco Pernia is currently looking for new investors⁴ after the club's owner Ali Syed failed to invest the money he promised that he would after taking over the club last season.

　　Pernia will now also have the task of finding a coach willing to take over a club that was unable to replace key players over the summer and which looks unlikely to be able to spend any further money when the transfer window opens in January.

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会