The 52 -year -old technician, who had taken the reins of La Roja in July 2018 is replaced by Luis de la Fuente, said Thursday the Spanish Federation.
MO12345LEMONDE with AFP
Named in the wake of the 2018 World Cup, Luis Enrique, 52, will go no further than the Qatari edition at the head of the Spanish selection. The country’s football federation (RFEF) said on Thursday, December 8, that it ended its functions. The announcement is not really a surprise, two days after the elimination of the Roja by Morocco in the round of 16 of the tournament (0-0, 3-0 in T.A.B).
The native of Gijon, in the autonomous community of Asturias, had been entrusted with the reins of the selection in July 2018, therefore, after a Russian World Cup already disappointing for the Spanish: the adventure of Champions 2010 had, again, arrested in the first round of the final phase, after the defeat against the host nation.
Luis Enrique had made a six -month parenthesis at the head of La Roja, between March and November 2019, to accompany the end of life of his daughter with bone cancer. The child will die in August of the same year. On his return, he had helped to hoist his country in the semi-finals of the euro and in the final of the League of Nations, in 2021.
Sterile possession
With his “defined style”, he “bet on young talents and sowed hope for the future of the selection”, praised the Spanish federation on Thursday in his press release. Former player of Real Madrid, then of the Grand Rival du Barça, Luis Enrique learned the profession of coach with the reserve of FC Barcelona, in the shadow of Pep Guardiola, before taking responsibility in 2014 and win two Liga (the Spanish championship) and a Champions League.
The fact remains that he had ended up being criticized for his sterile possession style, whose defeat on Tuesday against the Atlas Lions was a perfect illustration. “If there is one manager, it’s me,” said the technician in the EDUCATION CITY Stadium passageways after the meeting. The next day, on arrival at Madrid airport, Luis Enrique took the members of the supervision in his arms individually and made their farewells. /Svg+xML,%3CSVG%20xmlns=’https://www.w3.org/2000/svg’%20viewbox=’0%200%20664%20443’%3e%3C/svg%3e “Data-srcset = “https://img.lemde.fr/2022/12/08/0/0/4050/2810/1328/0/45/0/C78CBC2_5957009-01-06.jpg 1328W, https: //img.lemde. FR/2022/12/08/08/0/0810/664/75/0/C78CBC2_5957009-01-06.JPG 664W “Data-sizes =” (min-width: 768px) 664px, 100vw “Alt” Alt = “Archive photo taken on August 3, 2021 of the coach Luis of Fuente Castillo during the football match of the male semi-final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, between Japan and Spain, at the Saitama stadium. “Width =” 664 “Height =” 443 “>
Luis de la Fuente Castillo, 61, succeeds him. So far coach of the Spanish selection of under 21, he will be officially presented on Monday and will take his first steps in March with the qualifying matches for Euro 2024 in Germany.