ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ˈæftɚ kwˈɔːɹəlɪŋ wɪððə mˈænɪdʒmənt ɐmˌʌŋst ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃənz hiː wʌz ɡɹˈoʊsli ˌoʊvɚwˈeɪt, ɐ kəndˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ hæd bˈɑːðɚd hˌɪm ˌɔn pɹˈiːviəs əkˈeɪʒənz, wˌɪtʃ fˈiːtʃɚd ðɪ ɛksˈɛntɹɪk dəmˈiːtɹi pˈaɪɾɚmən, tˈeɪlɛz wʌz fˈaɪɚd, ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm pɹəfˈɛʃənəl fˈʊtbɔːl ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ.
In early 2006, after quarreling with the management (amongst accusations he was grossly overweight, a condition which had bothered him on previous occasions), which featured the eccentric Dmitry Piterman, Téllez was fired, retiring from professional football shortly after.