Coach Fernando Santos (68), who will lead the Polish national football team, expressed his feelings about the appointment.

The Polish Football Association announced on its official website on the 24th (Korean time) that “Coach Santos will now lead the Polish national football team.”

The position of coach of the Polish national team was taken by coach Cesław Mihnievich until last month, but after being eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, coach Mihnievich resigned from the national team coaching position on the 22nd of last month. 온라인바카라

After careful consideration, the Polish Football Association handed over the baton to head coach Santos, who had previously led the Greek and Portuguese national teams.

Santos, who will lead the Polish national team, said, “From today I am Polish.”

“It’s an honor to be able to talk about a great country,” Santos said. “Poland is a great country with a very rich history and culture.”

“Happiness doesn’t fall from the sky, it’s something to be conquered,” he added. “Poland has many great players among the world’s best footballers, so I’m sure the national team can achieve a lot for its people.” .

Regarding his goal as a Polish coach, Santos said, “I want to leave a legacy here for the future. Because football is changing, I want to lay the foundation for a new future for the national team.”

“Those who know my career know that I am a manager who picks up a lot of young players, but the most important thing to me is not age, but quality, technique, tactics and mentality.”

Santos, who took over the leadership of the national team, was given the task of helping Poland advance to the UEFA Euro 2024 finals.

Poland was placed in Group E along with the Czech Republic, Albania, the Faroe Islands and Moldova in the qualifying group stage to determine the finalists for Euro 2024.