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On Monday, the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, confirmed the appointment of Luis Enrique Martínez García as the new coach of the Spanish national team, decision taken after the l '. La Roja failed in the 2018 Russia World Cup, which fell to hosts in the last 16. Luis Enrique went from defending the colors of the Iberian team as a player, to direct him for the next competitions.
The coach, hailing from the Asturian city of Gijón, began his career in football as a forward for the Real Sporting de Gijón. , where he scored 14 goals in the 1990-91 season and helped his team qualify for the UEFA Cup. After that, he was bought by Real Madrid, club of the conquered Liga and was also called to the Spanish team to play the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, where he won the gold medal and later the 1994 World Cup. 19659003] For Luis Enrique the best time as a player would come to FC Barcelona, club that bought it in 1996 and where in his first year he achieved the figure of 17 goals . He won the Spanish Super Cup, the Copa del Rey and the Recopa de Europa. The following season, he reached his goals record with 18 goals and continues to win titles such as La Liga, La Copa del Rey and the European Supercup.
He continued his career in the Barça team until his retirement in 2004, where after eight seasons, he said goodbye in an exciting tribute by his teammates and Camp Nou fans.
Similarly, Luis Enrique's career as a coach has been full of triumphs. He made his debut at F.C. Barcelona "B" and in the three years that he led the team, he achieved promotion to the second division for the 2009-10 season. Later, he had two short and unfortunate processes, leading AS Roma of Serie A of Italy and Celta de Vigo of Spanish football, to return to Barcelona in 2014 to lead a team led by Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta.
It's at FC Barcelona, where the Asturian coach has achieved the most titles of his career, in addition to individual awards like the LFP Award for Best La Liga coach and the best coach in 2015, according to FIFA.
He has won La Liga twice, Copa del Rey three times and the Spanish Super Cup. In international competitions, he won the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup. All titles made between 2015 and 2017.
For the moment, Luis Enrique said he rejected various offers to lead the Spanish team, with which he signed a two-year contract without a termination clause , in which he must lead to the team at the Eurocup of 2020 and negotiate a possible renewal to lead him in the qualifiers at Qatar 2022.
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