As expected, coach Luis Enrique has officially retired from the Spanish national team after the defeat at the 2022 World Cup and the replacement name was also immediately announced.
Spain have been disappointingly knocked out of the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup after losing to Morocco on penalties. After that defeat, the future of coach Luis Enrique faced many doubts.
And as expected, the Spanish Football Federation has confirmed that Luis Enrique will leave his post as Spain coach with immediate effect today, December 8.
The contract of coach Luis Enrique is valid until the end of this year, but the 58-year-old strategist actively leaves the head coach position. Therefore, the contract will not be renewed. In a statement, the Spanish Football Federation said:
"The RFEF would like to thank Luis Enrique and his entire coaching staff for leading the senior national team in recent years."
"However, a new project will begin for the Spanish team, with the aim of continuing the success that the Spanish national team has achieved in recent years thanks to the work done by Luis Enrique and the board of directors. his religion."
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| Thus, Luis Enrique has officially retired from the Spain national team. Photo: Internet |
Luis Enrique took over the Spanish national team in 2018 after the World Cup in Russia and had a short break in 2019. Taking over La Roja, Luis Enrique made drastic changes in terms of personnel when get rid of the gods and give opportunities to young actors.
His time in the Spanish national team is considered quite successful when reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2020 and gradually regaining the image of a big man. However, they were dramatically knocked out by Morocco in the penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup and the Spanish Football Federation decided not to renew Luis Enrique's contract.
Immediately, the replacement strategist for coach Luis Enrique was announced by the Spanish Football Federation, which is former player Luis De La Fuente - coach of Spain's U21 team.
