Football Soccer - Valencia press conference - Petrovsky stadium, St. Petersburg, Russia - 23/11/2015 Valencia's coach Nuno Espirito Santo attends a news conference prior to the Champions League soccer match against Zenit St. Petersburg REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
MADRID (Reuters) - Valencia coach Nuno Espirito Santo has stepped down "by mutual consent" after Sunday's 1-0 La Liga defeat at Sevilla left the ambitious Singapore-owned club languishing in mid-table.
Portuguese Nuno, 41, took over in July 2014 with the strong backing of billionaire owner Peter Lim and agreed a contract extension until 2018 in January but has paid for failing to bring the required level of consistency to the team.
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