In his Benfica farewell, Roger Schmidt makes waves in Japanese football | OneFootball

Almost a year after leaving Benfica, Roger Schmidt is back in action, but this time as a consultant. It has been determined that the German coach accepted an invitation from the Japanese football league to take on roles more focused on training, temporarily setting aside his position as a coach.

The news was reported by the newspaper Record on the morning of Wednesday, October 1st, after the J League, the top division of Japanese football, announced that the former 58-year-old coach will be a consultant for the league, concerning the dynamics of world football, in order to advise on training future local talents.

In a statement, the top officials of the J League highlighted the work the coach has been doing throughout his professional career: "Vast experience as a coach in top European clubs, providing training to academy players, seminars for coaches and sports directors, as well as with the J League and the J League clubs themselves".

Additionally, the same source reports that Schmidt, responsible for the departure of Marcos Leonardo from the Clube da Luz, who has been shining at Al Hilal, will also observe and coordinate the work carried out by Japan's under-16 and under-18 teams, to help develop the athletes in these teams.

Following the announcement from the Japanese league, the 58-year-old German made a point of expressing gratitude for the professional opportunity: "I am truly honored to have been appointed Global Football Advisor of the J League. When I met with President Nonomura in Düsseldorf in July this year, I realized we shared the same vision and growth strategy for the J League, which led me to decide to participate in this ambitious project".

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