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Roberto Martinez named as Portugal coach (Reuters)
Roberto Martinez was named as the brand new coach of Portugal, having stepped down because the Belgium coach
Former Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has been named the brand new supervisor of Portugal’s nationwide squad, the nation’s soccer federation (FPF) stated on Monday.
“I admire the keenness and ambition with which he (Martinez) obtained the invitation,” FPF President Fernando Gomes advised a information convention as Martinez stood subsequent to him. “This is a vital second for the nationwide crew”
Martinez, from Spain, stepped down as Belgium’s coach following his aspect’s World Cup group stage exit, saying he had made the choice to finish his six-year tenure a while in the past and would have left even when they’d been topped champions.
It ended an extended spell accountable for the aspect by which he took them to primary on the planet rankings and third place on the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Martinez, 49, is changing former Portugal coach Fernando Santos, who additionally left his job after the crew suffered a shock defeat by Morocco within the World Cup quarter-finals.
Santos, who was broadly criticised for his ways, grew to become Portugal coach in 2014 and led the nation in 109 matches. They received the European Championship in 2016 and UEFA’s inaugural Nations League in 2018-19.
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