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Former Porto boss Julen Lopetegui appointed new coach of Spain

Former Porto boss Julen Lopetegui appointed new coach of Spain
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By Christopher Cummins with AGENCIES
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Spain have appointed Julen Lopetegui as their new coach.

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Spain have appointed Julen Lopetegui as their new coach.

The ex-Porto boss had previously been involved in the Spanish coaching set up at youth level, he led Spain to the title at the 2012 European Under-19 Championship in Estonia and the U21 European Championship in Switzerland.

OFICIAL | Julen Lopetegui (julenlopetegui</a>), nuevo seleccionador absoluto español <a href="https://t.co/tCpek9TBr1">https://t.co/tCpek9TBr1</a></p>&mdash; RFEF (rfef) July 21, 2016

The former goalkeeper replaces Vicente del Bosque who left his post following Spain’s disappointing showing at Euro 2016 in France.

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