😱 Out of the blue! Ex-Real Madrid's Michel Salgado takes over Serie D club | OneFootball

Football has just hit 10/10 on the “totally random turn of events” scale. Or can you imagine a former Real Madrid idol taking charge of a club in Brazil’s Série D?!

Michel Salgado, Real’s right-back for more than 10 years (from 1999 to 2009), is the new head coach of North, a modest club from Montes Claros, in Minas Gerais.

North announced the appointment on its social media this Sunday (27).

“The mission is as big as what we are building: to lead North in the greatest chapter of our history. Míchel, here you will find a city, a region, and a fanbase that dream big,” the club’s statement said.

North will play in the 2027 Série D of the Brazilian Championship thanks to winning the Troféu Inconfidência this year.

In the most recent Campeonato Mineiro, North finished the group stage in second place in its group, behind Cruzeiro.

Photo: North Esporte Clube/Instagram

Michel Salgado, now 50, most recently coached Saudi Arabia’s U-15 national team.

As a player, besides Real, he also played for Celta de Vigo, Salamanca, Blackborn and the Spain national team — he played in the 2006 World Cup.

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