Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has already thanked Fernando Santos for his services to Portugal. The President of the Republic found out about the coach’s departure through the media before it became official and did not dare to anticipate a possible successor.
“Once they give me this news, I will thank Fernando Santos for the many years of service to Portugal. Leading the destinies of the Portuguese soccer team is one of the ways to serve the country. He projected Portugal in Europe to the point of win the Eurocup and in the world with magnificent evaluations.In this sense, many Portuguese men and women around the world, in the communities where we are, country by country, continent by continent, vibrated with Portugal, with the national team and this also has a part of the coach. A hug for him at this point in the game”, said Marcelo.
The coach ceased to occupy, this Thursday, the position of the national soccer team after the elimination of Portugal against Morocco, in the 2022 World Cup, the Portuguese Soccer Federation announced.
Source: TSF
