Former Portugal coach Fernando Santos was named head of Poland’s national football team at an official ceremony on Tuesday (January 24th) in Warsaw. The new coach will succeed Czeslaw Michniewicz, dismissed last month after leading the Eagles to the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, where they were eliminated (3-1) by France, future finalist. Poland finished second in their group, behind eventual champions Argentina (2-0 winner), after beating Saudi Arabia (2-0) and drawing with Mexico (0-0). Fernando Santos led the Portuguese team from 2014 until his resignation last month after the team’s shock 1-0 loss in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Morocco. He gave Portugal its first major title with the European Championship title in 2016 in France, then won the 2019 Nations League at home. However, his tenure was also marred by knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020.
ex-Portuguese coach Fernando Santos at the helm of Poland
