A new candidate has emerged to replace former soccer team coach Paulo Bento.
Spanish media ‘As’ said on the 12th, “Former Granada coach Roberto Moreno (46) is receiving attention from Korea and Ecuador, who are looking for a coach after the 2022 Qatar World Cup.” uploaded,” he reported.
Specific information, such as how Moreno contacted the football associations of the two countries, was not known.
Spanish coach Moreno has a close relationship with former coach Luis Enrique, who led Spain from 2018 to this Qatar World Cup. In 2011, he was appointed as the head coach of AS Roma in Italy and assisted coach Enrique at the time.
Moreno also led coach Enrique as a full-time coach when he temporarily put down the baton due to family problems in 2019. During this time, he was recognized for his leadership as he led Spain to the finals of the 2020 European Football Championship.
With the return of manager Enrique in November 2019, Moreno took over as manager of AS Monaco in France and began his solo career. Unfortunately, after being sacked in July of the following year due to sluggish performance (9th place), he was sacked in March of last year after failing to finish a year in Granada, Spain, as he could not get out of last place throughout the season. Granada also suffered the pain of being relegated to the second division that year. 스포츠토토
Director Moreno, who has been away for a long time, also wants to return quickly, but if multiple options are given, it will take time to come to a conclusion.
Michael Müller, head of the Korea Football Association’s National Team Reinforcement Committee, said, “Considering the special nature of the coach appointment negotiations, the entire process will be conducted in private.”
In addition to coach Moreno, former Valencia coach Jose Bordalas, former Hamburg coach Thorsten Fink, former Brazil national team coach Chichi, and former Morocco national team coach Vahid Halilhodzic have already been in the mouth through local media.
A high-ranking official from the association said, “We have not yet received a detailed report,” and “we only asked Chairman Mueller to appoint him within the deadline promised.”