River appoint Spaniard Pablo Longoria as new sporting director | OneFootball

Finally, pending official confirmation, River has confirmed that Pablo Longoria will be its new sporting director. The 39-year-old Spaniard, who recently stepped down from his role as president of Olympique de Marseille, will join the club’s structure to take charge of the football project, under Stéfano Di Carlo and Enzo Francescoli.

Despite his youth, the Asturian has a long track record in professional football. He began as a scout at Newcastle in 2007, and two years later became head scout at Recreativo Huelva, which had been promoted to La Liga that season. He then worked at Atalanta, Sassuolo, Juventus, and Valencia before arriving at Marseille as sporting director in 2020. A year later, he became president of the French club.

He arrives at Núñez to give the club a major boost in several areas. In charge of overall sporting management at Olympique, he brings extensive experience to further enhance River’s profile and football project. In principle, he will head the scouting program, with the aim of becoming a benchmark in the region; strengthen the youth academy development program; and create the ideal environment to support and protect the club’s homegrown talents.

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