Colombia: these are the coaches who can sign immediately, those who would have to wait and those who have already been discarded

The Colombian Football Federation confirmed that it reached a mutual agreement with coach Reinaldo Rueda to finish his process at the helm of the Colombian National Team. The Colombian coach, who replaced Portuguese Carlos Queiroz after the debacle in Quito in the Qualifiers, led the Tricolor to third place in the Copa América, but did not meet the goal of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

“The Executive Committee of the Colombian Football Federation at its regular meeting held today, agreed with Professor Reinaldo Rueda to disassociate himself from the position of technical director of the Colombian Men's Senior National Team, as well as its coaching staff,” said the Colombian Football Federation. -

Now the Colombia National Team will begin a process again, as happened after the 2018 World Cup in Russia where coach José Néstor Pékerman left to be the coach of the national team. There are many names that sound and that are already linked as candidates to lead the national team, with the aim of improving what has been done in the last four years.

In an interview with Caracol Radio '6AM Hoy for Hoy', the president of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún, referred to the search for the new coach of the Colombian National Team and stated that, “we cannot know that. The idea is as soon as possible, but it must be done calmly. Whatever the name, it will arouse controversy, but what we are trying from today is the search for the person we consider ideal for this process.”

Although in recent weeks there were talks about two possible candidates such as Ricardo Gareca, current coach of the Peruvian national team and Gustavo Alfaro, coach of the Ecuadorian national team, the president ruled them out and left them out of the list of possible coaches of the Tricolor, this because they have current contracts with their respective teams, one will compete in the World Cup and the other will play the repechage.

“We don't have names. In the case of Alfaro, I want to be clear: it is totally false. He has his contract with a Federation, just like Ricardo Gareca. That rumor is absolutely false. There are no names or candidates, although there are 30,000 calls from businessmen who have the ideal technician for us,” he said on the Caracol Radio program. There are many names that begin to ring, these are some of them.

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Marcelo Bielsa: It's the name that takes a lot of force over the weeks. The Argentine coach is free after leading Leeds United in the Championship and Premier League. He has directed in five countries (Argentina, Mexico, Spain, France and England) where clubs such as Newell's Ols Boys, America de Mexico, Athletic Club, Olympique de Marseille and Lille OSC stand out. At the national team level he led Argentina and Chile. There have been no approaches yet, while the Bolivian national team has had talks with him.

Roberto Martínez: The Spaniard appears as one of the possible candidates despite the fact that he will be present at the Qatar 2022 World Cup leading the Belgian national team, it is said that he is still on the list, as well as in 2018 after the departure of José Néstor Pékerman. His salary is close to two million dollars and his contract ends after the World Cup.

Ramón Díaz: Some Argentine journalists claim that the current coach of Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal appears on the list of options as coach of the Colombian National Team for the next qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup. Diaz led the Paraguayan national team and clubs such as River Plate, America de Mexico, San Lorenzo, Independiente, Libertad de Paraguay and Al Nasr.

Renato Gaúcho: The Brazilian has a huge career on the coaching bench and despite not leaving Brazil, he has managed clubs such as Fluminense, Vasco da Gama, Gremio, Athletico Paranense and recently Flamengo. He won a Copa Libertadores and a South American Cup.

Juan Carlos Osorio: The risaraldena is one of the Colombian technicians who appears on the list of possible candidates. After leading América de Cali he is without a team, however, he has enormous experience. At the level of national teams, he led the Mexico National Team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He was champion. He is multiple champion in Colombia with Once Caldas and Atlético Nacional.

Jorge Luis Pinto: The Colombian coach is currently without a team, he already led the Tricolor between 2006 and 2008. He has also spearheaded projects in Costa Rica, Honduras and the United Arab Emirates. The last club he coached was Millonarios in 2019.

Those who do not have or are out of contract soon: Dunga (Brazil) who has led the Brazilian national team; Jorge Jesús (Portugal) who has led teams such as SC Braga, Sporting CP, Al-Hilal, Benfica and Flamengo. Tite, current helmsman of the Brazilian national team.

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