{"id":86779,"date":"2018-07-09T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=86779"},"modified":"2018-07-09T13:30:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T12:30:46","slug":"spain-appoint-ex-barcelona-coach-luis-enrique-as-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/spain-appoint-ex-barcelona-coach-luis-enrique-as-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain appoint ex-Barcelona coach Luis Enrique as manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Barcelona and Roma coach Luis Enrique has been appointed as Spain manager.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old former Spain midfielder replaces Fernando Hierro, who stepped down as interim boss on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Hierro &#8211; who is not returning to his role as sporting director &#8211; was placed in temporary charge of the team after Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Enrique has been out of management since leaving the Nou Camp last June.<\/p>\n<p>He takes charge of a team that were knocked out of the World Cup at the last-16 stage on penalties by hosts Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Enrique, who played for Real Madrid and Barcelona, won the La Liga, Spanish Cup and Champions League treble as Barca manager in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced his appointment on Monday and also named Jose Francisco Molina, a former Spain keeper, as their sporting director.<\/p>\n<p>RFEF president Luis Rubiales said the body had been looking for &#8220;an undeniable leader in the dressing room, who sets a pattern and that no-one deviates from&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Barcelona and Roma coach Luis Enrique has been appointed as Spain manager. 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