Iran coach Carlos Queiroz becomes Colombia coach in the middle of Asian Cup?
Coach Carlos Queiroz is likely to be announced by the Colombian Football Federation as the new head coach of the country's national team in the next few days.
On January 9, many Iranian newspapers such asIsportsgoodTasnimsimultaneously reported that the Colombian Football Federation will appoint Mr. Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the Colombian national team. Coach Carlos Queiroz is leading the Iranian team to participate in the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE, in the same group with the Vietnamese team.
The above newspapers also reported that coach Queiroz will also complete the Asian Cup campaign with the Iranian team and start working in Colombia in February, after ending his contract with the Iranian Football Federation. Currently, the Colombian national team is still without an official coach as coach Pekerman announced his resignation after the 2018 World Cup.
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| Coach Queiroz led Iran at 2 World Cups. |
To get the nod from Coach Queiroz, the Colombian Football Federation had to meet with the Portuguese coach at least three times. The first time, the two sides met at the FIFA "The Best" awards ceremony, the second time in the capital Madrid in November and most recently the Libertadores final was also held in Madrid.
However, coach Carlos Queiroz was not the first choice of the Colombian Football Federation, coach Felipe Scolari was the number 1 candidate. However, the former coach of Brazil and Chelsea refused the offer to become head coach of the Colombian national team.
Coach Queiroz has led the Iranian national team for many years. He became Iran's coach in 2011 and has been with the team through two World Cups in 2014 and 2018. In the world, Coach Queiroz is also a famous name in the coaching world, having been an assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson and having led Real Madrid.
However, coach Queiroz needs to focus on the immediate task of bringing Iran to the title at the 2019 Asian Cup. After a favorable opening match when defeating Yemen 5-0, the Iranian team will face Vietnam in the second match and then Iraq.
