Quique Sánchez Flores, head coach of Sevilla
Sevilla, a Spanish professional soccer player in Primera Liga, selected coach Quique Sánchez Flores (58, Spain), who was a candidate for the Korean national soccer team’s head coach five years ago, as its new head coach.
Sevilla announced on its website on the 18th (local time), “We have signed a contract with Coach Flores until 2025.”
Sevilla, which dismissed Uruguayan coach Diego Alonso (48) on the 16th due to poor performance, immediately selected coach Flores as its successor.
When coach Alonso, who took over in October, suffered a poor record of 2 wins, 5 draws, and 7 losses since his appointment, Sevilla boldly chose to fire the coach and handed the baton to coach Flores.
Coach Flores, from Spain, played actively for Valencia, Real Madrid, and Real Zaragoza (Spain), and after retirement, he started as coach of Real Madrid’s youth team in 2001, and then coached Getafe, Atlético Madrid (Spain), Benfica (Portugal), etc. He led various teams including Hulli, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates), Watford (England), and Shanghai Shenhua (China).
Coach Flores led Atlético Madrid to win the UEFA Europa League in the 2009-2010 season, and also won the UEFA Super Cup the following year.
In 2018, he negotiated with the Korea Football Association as a candidate for the Korean national soccer team’s head coach, making his name known to domestic fans. 스포츠토토맨