Azerbaijan appoints Fernando Santos as head coach of national football team

Tabriz Guliyev
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Former Portugal boss Fernando Santos has been appointed as the new head coach of the Azerbaijan national football team, Report informs.

Such a decision was made at the online meeting of the AFFA Executive Committee.

Portuguese national Santos led Portugal to UEFA EURO 2016 title, the country's first major trophy. During his more-than-eight-year spell, Santos also guided Portugal to the 2019 UEFA Nations League championship.

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