Vicente del Bosque will head the RFEF supervisory commission

Former national team coach Vicente del Bosquewill chair and represent Commission for Supervision, Normalization and Representation who will supervise the work Real Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

Spokesperson and Minister for Education, Skills and Sport Pilar Alegriaannounced the decision to appoint Del Bosque on Tuesday following a meeting of the Council of Ministers.

“Vicente del Bosque will become the face of Spanish football.. We will see this in the Champions League final, during the European Cup and during the Olympic Games. “He represents the best football in our country, he is our world and European champion, and he is a person who is loved and respected by the entire football community, players, coaches and citizens in general,” the minister said.

Del Bosque, “an example of honesty and respect”

Alegría recalled that the Commission for Supervision, Normalization and Representation, created last week Supreme Sports Council (SSC)is committed to representing Spanish football, ensuring transparency and good performance in the federation’s next electoral process after the Games and successfully meeting the upcoming challenges of the European Cup in Germany, the Paris Games and the development of the next 2030 FIFA World Cup.

“Vicente del Bosque has in his track record not only sporting successes, but also This is the clearest representation of a good man, outstanding human qualities and an example of honesty and respect.

“added the minister, who thanked Del Bosque “for his commitment to the sport of our country, for representing us so well in the challenges that lie ahead.”

Del Bosque (Salamanca, 1950) was overall coach from 2008 to 2016the period when he conquered South Africa, 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.after a career as a technician mainly in real Madridin which he was repeatedly a player, coach of the lower categories and the main team.

This is how he won two Champions Leaguesin May 2000 against Valencia and in May 2002 against Bayer Leverkusen, as well as two leagues (2000-01 and 2002-03), Spanish Super Cup 2001, European Super Cup 2002 Intercontinental Cup 2002.

Following the White club’s decision not to renew his contract in June 2003, he signed a contract for the following year. Besiktas Turkish, which he worked on for several months.

On July 15, 2008, he was appointed coach of the national team, replacing Luis Aragones, after Spain won the European Cup in Austria and Switzerland. He signed extensions in June 2012 until 2014 and in November 2013 until 2016, when he announced his decision not to continue his contract beyond the end of the World Cup in Brazil.

He led the team in 114 games, 87 wins, 17 losses and 10 draws, 70 players made their debuts.

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Sports awards he has received include World’s Best Coach in 2002 and Best National Coach four times (2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013) from the International Federation of History and Statistics (IFFHS); and 2012 FIFA World Cup coach.

Thanks to this selection, he was awarded the 2010 Prince of Asturias Sports Award, to which was added in 2011 the title of Marquis Del Bosque, the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit and the Olympia Prize of the National Sports Award.