 Piterman left a debt in the Alavés of more than 25 million euros (35 million USD), and fled the country leaving the team on the verge of bankruptcy.The Cos/Piterman tandem appeared in 126 matches in Spanish football, winning 63, drawing 29 and losing 34.In 2006, he purchased a USL First Division franchise in San Francisco, California, the California Victory; it folded in one year, after he had already sold his stake of Alavés.