Former Liverpool and Actual Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has been appointed head coach at Bundesliga aspect Bayer Leverkusen.
The 40-year-old will launch his managerial profession in earnest after being requested to take over from Gerardo Seoane, who departed within the wake of Tuesday evening’s 2-0 Champions League defeat in Porto with the membership sitting one from backside within the league desk.
Alonso, who received the Champions League with each Liverpool and Actual Madrid and three league titles throughout his time at Bayern Munich, has signed a deal which runs till June 2024.
The 114-times-capped Spain worldwide, a World and European champion, informed the membership’s official web site: “I do know Leverkusen from my time in Germany as a superb membership.
“Bayer 04 have all the time had nice gamers and I see numerous high quality within the present squad too.
“In my discussions with the membership, it rapidly grew to become clear that, regardless of the at the moment troublesome scenario, bold objectives are nonetheless being pursued in precept. I’m very enthusiastic about this process and I’m certain that we are going to stay as much as this goal.”
Alonso, who retired as a participant in 2017, has since reduce his enamel in teaching with Actual Madrid’s youth crew and Actual Sociedad’s B crew.
Bayer’s sporting director Simon Rolfes mentioned: “In Xabi Alonso, we now have signed a coach who, as a participant, was an absolute world-class skilled for a few years, an clever strategist and intensely profitable in three of essentially the most demanding European leagues.”
Originally published at Gold Coast News HQ
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