Luis Enrique, Spain Head Coach Leaves Team After World Cup Exit

Luis Enrique, Spain Head Coach Leaves Team After World Cup Exit

Luis Enrique left as the squad’s head coach, after Spain’s national team lost to Morocco on penalties to exit the 2022 World Cup.

The coach has been in place since 2018 and previously played for Real Madrid and Barcelona. Luis de la Fuente, the head coach of Spain’s under-21 squad, will take over in his place.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said in a statement that it “would like to thank Luis Enrique and all his coaching staff for their work at the head of the senior national team over the last few years”.

“The RFEF sports management has sent the president a report in which it is determined that a new project for the Spanish national football team should be started, with the aim of continuing the growth achieved in recent years thanks to the work carried out by Luis Enrique and his collaborators,” it added.

Imposing “his own stamp and through a defined style”, the federation said the coach had “placed his faith in young talent and has given hope for the future of the Spanish national team“.
Luis took over the national team after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, revamping the squad.

He temporarily left because of the illness and eventual death of his young daughter but returned in 2019.