West Ham, from England, announced, this Thursday, the hiring of Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui from July 1st, to replace David Moyes.
“I’m very happy to be part of the future of this great club,” said Lopetegui, 57, former coach of the Spanish national team.
“We came here with the idea and the thought of making a lot of noise. We are very excited about this challenge. We will do everything we can to help the club reach its best level”, added the former goalkeeper.
Say hello to the new Head Coach of West Ham United 👋⁰
Welcome to London, Julen Lopetegui! ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/2aCO0pY3Km— West Ham United (@WestHam) May 23, 2024
West Ham vice-chairman David Sullivan said Lopetegui’s signing is “a great opportunity to build on the positive progress of recent seasons”.
The club finished ninth in the English Championship in the 2023-24 season.
Lopetegui, who led the Spain national team between 2016 and 2018, coached, among others, Sevilla (from 2019 to 2022) and more recently Wolverhampton (from 2022 to 2023).
Source: Gazetaesportiva

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