Enrique leaves De La Fuente to take over as Spain coach

2022-12-09 08:52

Enrique leaves De La Fuente to take over as Spain coach


The Spanish Football Association made an official announcement today that the 61-year-old De La Fuente will be the head coach of the Spanish national team.


After Spain lost 0-3 to Morocco in the top 16 of the 2022 World Cup through a penalty shootout, there was news that Enrique would be fired at any time. In the end, Enrique also officially left, and the Spanish Football Association quickly announced that De La Fuente took over as the coach of the Spanish national team.


Enrique served as the coach of the Spanish national team in 2018. He also led the national team to the semi-finals of the 2020 European Championships, and led the team to win the runner-up in the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League.


Has worked with most national team players


The 61-year-old De La Fuente works for the Spanish Football Association. In 2015, De La Fuente led Spain U19 to win the European Cup. In July 2018, De La Fuente served as the U21 coach and led the team to win the U21 European Cup in 2019. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, De La Fuente also led the team to win the silver medal.


According to media reports, De La Fuente has a wealth of experience in national teams at all levels, which gives him a great advantage in taking over the post of coach of the Spanish national team. In addition, De La Fuente has cooperated with nearly 80% of the players in the national team.