The Azerbaijan Football Federation announced on Wednesday that Fernando Santos is the new coach of the Azerbaijan national team.

After his departure from Besiktas last April, the former Portugal coach has a new project, this time again in the national team, which is the fourth in his career.

“During the discussions [sobre o novo treinador]There was talk about the necessity of forming a strong, competitive and successful national team, as well as developing youth football in our country. In this sense, it was decided to appoint Fernando Santos as head coach of the Azerbaijani national team, taking into account his rich experience as one of the most famous specialists in world football, and his successes throughout his professional career, including the European Championship with the Portuguese national team,” the statement said.

The Federation added: “Taking into account that the process will not be short-term and will cover a certain period, the Portuguese coach’s goal has been set to form a competitive team and a successful campaign in the qualifying stage for the European Nations Cup 2028.” Azerbaijan.

After Greece, Portugal and Poland, Fernando Santos will lead the fourth team in his career.