It’s official: Fernando Santos is no longer Portugal coach | national football
“The Portuguese Football Federation and Fernando Santos have agreed to conclude the highly successful journey that began in September 2014.” This is how the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), in a statement, announce this thursday the departure of the national coach.
After Portugal’s elimination in the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022, it was understood as “the right time to start a new cycle”. 🇧🇷It was an honor to have had a coach and a person like Fernando Santos at the head of the selection national”, adds the direction of the FPF.
Highlighting the titles won with Santos at the helm, the 2016 European Championship and the 2019 League of Nations, the organization also highlights the fact that the coach has become the coach with the most games and most victories in the national A team. A record to which the fact that he started roles eight years ago is not certain.
“I leave with an enormous feeling of gratitude. It was a dream that came true and a goal in life that I fulfilled. I want to thank all the players I worked with, all without exception. When you lead groups, you have to make some difficult decisions. The choices I made were always thinking about what would be best for our team”, declared Fernando Santos, in a video published on place from the FPF.
As for the future, just a summary sentence: “The FPF board will now start the process of choosing the next national coach”.