Rudi Garcia replaces Domenico Tedesco as head coach of the Belgian national team.
Rudi Garcia has become the new head coach of the Belgian national team, which is Ukraine's opponent in the playoffs for the right to play in the elite division of the Nations League.
This was reported on the official website of the Belgian Football Federation.
Details of the agreement The 60-year-old French specialist's appointment with the Belgian national team has not been disclosed.
In this post, Garcia replaced Domenico Tedesco, who was sacked on January 17. For Rudy, this is his first experience working with national teams.
The Frenchman's last job was Napoli, which he headed from June to November 2023.
Previously, Garcia also headed Lille, Roma, Marseille, Lyon and Saudi Arabia's Al-Nasr, where Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo played under his leadership.
The matches between Ukraine and Belgium for a place in the elite of the Nations League are scheduled for March 20 and 23, 2025. The first meeting will be nominally home for the Ukrainians and will take place in Murcia, Spain.
The winner of the two-match confrontation between the national teams of Ukraine and Belgium will receive a place in League A, and the losing team will play the next round of the tournament in League B.