The Spanish David Doniga He vowed on Monday to “fight” with the national team The Savior for qualification for the 2026 World Cup during his presentation as the new coach.
“I promise results, I promise to fight for classification,” said Selecta’s new coach in a press conference.
Doniga, who came to replace his countryman Ruben de la Barrerasigned a two-year contract with the Salvadoran Football Federation (Fesfut).
He said it was “very easy to say yes” to The Savior, that football he said he knew from his experience in Central America.
“I know the context of Central America and the national team. I have been working here for many years and this project has a very clear idea related to the performance, in which I am comfortable. I am convinced that I will contribute a something very important,” added the strategist.
The absolute choice of The Savior over a year without winning an official or friendly match. The American-Salvadoran coach went through the bench without success Hugo Perez and recently Spanish Ruben de la Barrerawho directed only four plays in three months.
Dóniga’s predecessor left the Salvadoran national team in December after signing for the club Vizela Portuguese.
“I want to send a first message of hope before we start. We will put our soul into this, you will feel a lot of pride in the people who manage your Selecta,” he said.d
He added that he intends to build a team “that knows what it wants.”
Dóniga directed in 2023 the Sporting San Miguelito Panamanian He led them to the semifinals of the local championship, and in 2022 he led the Ecuadorian 9 de Octubre.
He previously managed the Panama under-23 team and was an assistant to the Hispanic Danish Thomas Christiansen in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In Spain he is a technical assistant in clubs Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Betis and Málaga. He is also an assistant to Olympiacos Greek.
The absence of the United States, Mexico and Canada in the qualifying round due to being hosts represents an opportunity for the Salvadorans to fight for one of the places in the World Cup, an event they have not participated in since 1982 in Spain.
Source: La Verdad
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