The coach from Albacete, so far in the under-19, will take over in La Rojita de Luis de la Fuente, after La Rioja’s jump to the absolute
The new stage opened in the Spanish team after the World Cup in Qatar goes further than the farewell of Luis Enrique and his replacement by Luis de la Fuente. The rise of the La Rioja coach to the absolute has shaken the panorama of the lower categories, the new organization chart of which was announced this Monday by the Spanish Football Federation (FEF).
Santi Denia will be the new U-21 coach, a position that had become vacant following the appointment of Luis de la Fuente to the absolute team, and which will now be assigned to a coach with extensive experience in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas and who will the date he had served as mate of the sub-19.
It is therefore a foreseeable increase that, on the other hand, does not occur in the case of Julen Guerrero. De Basque remains at the head of the under-17 team, whose helm has been held by the former Athletic footballer since June 2020, when Portugalete man replaced David Gordo. That position of U-19 coach will henceforth be held by José Lana, who will make this position compatible with the U-16 and U-15 teams, which he was already in charge of.
The lower categories of the Spanish national team will have Vicente Engonga as assistant coach. Carlos Rivera will work as a physical trainer and Antonio Gómez Díaz will also join the project as a physical trainer. Juan Carlos Arévalo will fulfill the functions of goalkeeper coach and Héctor Rincón and Alberto de la Fuente will form the team of analysts, according to the FEF.
The Federation, emphasizing that all the technicians who will be responsible for the lower categories of the Spanish team have proven experience and quality that were instrumental in setting up the restructuring with a new management model in the sports field, is disappointed that Francis Hernández, coordinator of the lower categories of the national team, will also play a leading role in the absolute, as he will be Albert Luque’s assistant. Vicente Blanco ‘Tito’ will work as an assistant to Francis and bring his extensive experience to the youth teams of the national team.
Source: La Verdad
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