KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recently appointed technical director of Jamaica’s football programme, Brazilian Alfredo Montesso has quit, the Jamaica Observer has learned.

It is also understood that Under-20 head coach Luciano Gama will also be making his way home.

Just a week ago, Theodore Whitmore’s successor as head coach of the Reggae Boyz was unveiled in the form of German national Winfried Schafer, the former head tactician of Cameroon, the team he guided to the African Cup of Nations title in 2006.

The departure from the programme by Montesso and Gama follows the dismissals of their countrymen, technical director Walter Gama (Luciano’s father) and goalkeeper coach Armando Bracali following a shambolic performance of the Boyz in the Caribbean Cup in Antigua and Barbuda last December.

The decision to dismiss the senior Gama and Bracali was said to have emerged from what was deemed a technical review process by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Technical and Development Committee headed by Howard McIntosh.

That review of the disaster in Antigua was ordered by JFF president Burrell.

Montesso, who has had numerous stints with the national programme, first came to Jamaica as a trainer on the Rene Simoes-led technical team that guided the Boyz to their historic France 1998 World Cup qualification.

The Brazilian’s latest sojourn was enabled after he was handpicked by Whitmore to assist with the senior Boyz in 2011.

But after the resignation of Whitmore following the team’s 2-0 loss to Honduras on June 11 in the World Cup qualifying play-offs that threw the Boyz’ campaign in a tailspin, the JFF moved to a new course of action.

As the search continued for a new head coach of foreign import, Montesso was diverted to focus more on the development side of the programme.