Former Everton coach, Roberto Martinez has been named the new head coach of the Portugal national team.
Martinez took charge of the Belgium national team for several years, with his best in the FIFA World Cup competition, making the semi final in 2018.
Following Fernando Santos' firing, Portugal has announced the appointment of Roberto Martinez, the former manager of Belgium, as national team coach.
After Portugal's unsuccessful World Cup run, which ended with a 1-0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals, Santos was fired.
Martinez's World Cup was miserable because Belgium didn't even get past the group stage.
The Ex Everton boss left his role as Belgium coach after his team's poor outing at FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where they lost to Morocco and failed to make it out of the group stage.
The former Everton manager is now looking forward to a new beginning with Portugal.
“I am delighted to be able to represent one of the most talented teams in the world,” Martínez said. “I understand there are great expectations … but I also understand there is a very large team [at the federation] … and together we will achieve our goals.”
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