🇺🇾 The legend returns: Uruguay appoint Forlán as interim manager | OneFootball

Diego Forlán is now the new head coach of Uruguay’s under-20 team and will also serve as interim coach of the senior national team until Marcelo Bielsa’s replacement arrives.

"Diego Forlán comes home again." With this message, a sign of the hope inspired by the legend, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) announced his appointment this Thursday.

After a long and successful playing career at clubs such as Villarreal and Manchester United, as well as with the Uruguayan national team, Forlán has coached Peñarol and Atenas in Uruguay’s Second Division.

Forlán’s goal is to qualify the under-20 team for the 2027 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. In the short term, he will lead the senior side in its first matches after its World Cup elimination, starting against Japan on September 24.

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