Rudi Garcia becomes the new coach of the Belgian national soccer team. The Frenchman succeeds Domenico Tedesco, who had to go after the last disappointing appearances.
Belgium’s Football Association KBVB announced the decision on Friday morning. The 60 -year -old Garcia recently trained the Italian club SSC Naples, where he was released in November 2023 after only 16 games.
Previously, the Frenchman sat on the bench at AS Rome, Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyon, in the 2022/23 season he trained superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at the Saudi club Al Nassr.
Presentation of Rudi Garcia together with Elisabet Gunnarsdottir
Garcia will be officially presented on Friday together with the Icelander Elisabet Gunnarsdottir, the new trainer of the Belgian national team.
Garcia’s predecessor Domenico Tedesco was released on January 17 after a good two years after the curve of the top -class national team continued to show steadily. Belgium has no longer been able to win a competitive game against a top nation since the European Championship dated final against Portugal 2021. The Belgians also remained under their possibilities at the European Championship 2024 in Germany, after just one win in the tournament course, the former world ranking first failed in the round of 16 in France (0: 1).
Crisis under Tedesco, discounts on the team
In the Nations League, Belgium under Tedesco only took third place and has to go against Ukraine in the fight against relegation from the highest class in the playoffs (March 20 and 23).
In addition, there were repeated reports on the team under Tedesco. The long -time Natiónalkeeper Thibault Courtois publicly overturned with Tedesco, the dissatisfied leader and top star Kevin de Bruyne threatened to resign from the national team.