Fernando Santos

Fabrizio Romano reports the 68-year-old Lisbon native will be appointed Poland manager on Tuesday.

Poland reached the Round of 16 where they fell to eventual finalists France by a score of 3-1. Fabrizio Romano reports the 68-year-old Lisbon native will be appointed Poland manager on Tuesday. Only weeks after ending his eight-year stint as Portugal boss, Fernando Santos has found his next project.

The head of Poland's soccer association has posted on Twitter a photo of himself with former Portugal coach Fernando Santos.

Santos parted company after eight years as Portugal coach following a loss to Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals in Qatar. Poland didn’t extend the contract of former coach Czeslaw Michniewicz after it reached the knockout rounds at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for the first time in 36 years. He was assisted with his luggage by a driver of a black limousine in which Santos left the airport.

Fernando Santos was appointed to the position of a new coach for the Polish national football team. The news has been confirmed by the president of the ...

Fernando Santos was appointed to the position of a new coach for the Polish national football team. Poland’s national team was led by Czesław Michniewicz in this year’s World Cup. The 68-year-old Santos coached Portugal’s national team from 2014 to 2022, where he achieved their greatest success in history, the triumph in the European Championship in 2016.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Fernando Santos will become Poland's new coach. The agreement is already a done deal and the announcement is ...

[the Polish national team](https://www.besoccer.com/team/seleccion-polonia). [Fernando Santos](https://www.besoccer.com/coach/fernando-santos-301) is the main contender to coach the national team. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the coach is free after finishing his career with Portugal and has decided to coach

FORMER Portugal manager Fernando Santos is set to be appointed the new Poland boss, according to reports.Czeslaw Michniewicz left his post at the end.

[Poland](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196712/poland/) team spearheaded by [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/robert-lewandowski/). [HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBAL](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [L](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [former Belgium boss Roberto Martinez](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20970298/roberto-martinez-portugal-manager-world-cup-belgium/). [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kylian-mbappe/) brace. [Barcelona](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1232720/barcelona/) striker, 34, helped his country progress beyond the group stage for the first time since 1986. [stunned by Morocco in the quarter-finals](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20714364/morocco-portugal-cristiano-ronaldo-world-cup-result-match-report/) - a result which ended [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/cristiano-ronaldo/)'s hopes of lifting the trophy. [Portugal](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196725/portugal/) to glory at Euro 2016 as they beat France 1-0 in the final to lift the country's first ever major trophy. [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1617517070337429504), Santos, who was [sacked by Portugal last month](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20769888/portugal-fernando-santos-sacked-world-cup-exit-morocco/) after eight years in charge, is now expected to beat the [Liverpool](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196659/liverpool/) legend to the role. [Czeslaw Michniewicz left his post](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20835173/poland-manager-czeslaw-michniewicz-world-cup-france/) at the end of last year following his Polish side's [last 16 exit at the World Cup](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20645875/france-poland-result-world-cup/). [Steven Gerrard](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/steven-gerrard/) had been linked with the international vacancy. [Fernando Santos](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/fernando-santos/) as new head coach — deal expected to be valid until June 2026.

WARSAW — Fernando Santos is going from coaching Cristiano Ronaldo to leading another soccer great, Robert Lewandowski. A month after parting company with ...

Poland didn’t extend the contract of Santos’ predecessor, Czeslaw Michniewicz, after reaching the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in 36 years. In eight years with Portugal, he led the team to the Euro 2016 title — the country’s first international trophy — and the inaugural Nations League title in 2019. Santos’ greater experience might have made the difference.

WARSAW (AP) — Fernando Santos is going from coaching Cristiano Ronaldo to leading another soccer great, Robert Lewandowski. A month after parting company ...

Poland didn’t extend the contract of Santos’ predecessor, Czeslaw Michniewicz, after reaching the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in 36 years. In eight years with Portugal, he led the team to the Euro 2016 title — the country’s first international trophy — and the inaugural Nations League title in 2019. Santos’ greater experience might have made the difference.

Poland have confirmed Fernando Santos as their new national team head coach. The 68-year-old was unveiled at a press conference on Tuesday, having left his ...

But I am sure that we will achieve a lot for the Polish national team and all Poles.” Happiness doesn’t fall from the sky, you have to earn it. We will do everything to provide Poles with a lot of joy.

Fernando Santos was officially unveiled as Polish national team coach on Tuesday, emphasising that it is an honour to take the job.

“Those who know my career know that I have introduced many young players to my teams, but it is not age that is most important to me. “For me it's very important in Poland to do what I did in the past - I want to leave a legacy here, something for the future. I have a man on my staff for this task,” he added.

WARSAW (AP) — Fernando Santos is going from coaching Cristiano Ronaldo to leading another soccer great, Robert Lewandowski. A month after parting company ...

Poland didn’t extend the contract of Santos’ predecessor, Czeslaw Michniewicz, after reaching the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in 36 years. In eight years with Portugal, he led the team to the Euro 2016 title — the country’s first international trophy — and the inaugural Nations League title in 2019. Santos’ greater experience might have made the difference. He also coached Greece at Euro 2012, where it reached the quarterfinals, and the 2014 World Cup. Santos’ assistants will include Poles gaining experience for the future. A month after parting company with his native Portugal, Santos was presented in Warsaw on Tuesday as the coach of Poland’s national team, covering the European Championship in 2024 and the World Cup in 2026.

Santos led Portugal to European Championship glory in 2016 and was at the helm for eight years until his reign came to an end after the 2022 World Cup in ...

"The national team has many players of great quality, it is among the best in the world. Santos led Portugal to European Championship glory in 2016 and was at the helm for eight years until his reign came to an end after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. "It is a great honour for us because we are talking about a great country, with an extremely rich history and culture," Santos told a press conference in Warsaw after signing a contract to be in charge for the Euro 2024 and 2026 World Cup cycles.