Portuguese coach Fernando Santos has been appointed as the new football coach of Azerbaijan, The Portugal News reports on June 12th.
Fernando Santos is a world-famous coach and has achieved a number of achievements. He implemented his project in the Greek national team and led the team to the 2014 World Cup. He also won European Championship with the Portuguese national team in 2016. He is an expert who does not admit defeat. Some of these points were taken into account by the Executive Committee when making the decision. We believe that the cooperation will be successful and positive results will be achieved in the long term. The main goal is a successful performance at the qualifying stage of EURO 2028.
-AFFA Executive Vice President Sarkhan Hajiyev stated this during the presentation ceremony and press conference.
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The 69-year-old coach joins the Azerbaijani national team after being dismissed from Besiktas in April, just three months after his appointment.
The Portugal News, AFFA and agencies