Rubén de la Barrera appointed as new selecta manager
The Salvadoran Football Federation has announced Rubén de la Barrera as the new coach of the Salvadoran national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The national soccer governing body posted a video on social media saying, “Congratulations!” Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of the selectors. We are excited about the arrival of this talented Spanish coach. May this new stage bring success and exciting matches for our team!”
The video published by FESFUT shows various moments of the new coach with his former teams, including Deportivo de la Coruña, as well as different personalities such as Josep Guardiola, Zinedine Zidane, Xavi Hernández and Raul González Blanco. You can see the photos.
! ! Congratulations! !New coach Ruben de la Barrera @LaSelecta_SLV
We are excited about the arrival of this talented Spanish coach. May this new stage bring success and exciting matches for our team! #savior #LaSelecta… pic.twitter.com/WCSlLgwrXs
— Fesfut (@fesfut_sv) September 20, 2023
| Press release.
Professor Ruben de la Barrera appointed as new coach @LaSelecta_SLV #savior #LaSelecta pic.twitter.com/8SPzmg2VqT
— Fesfut (@fesfut_sv) September 20, 2023
De la Barrera has managed seven teams, most of them from Spain. CD Guijuelo, 3 parts. Cultural Leonesa and Albacete, 2 parts. Deportivo de la Coruña.
He also served as Real Sociedad’s technical assistant alongside main player Asiel Garitano. Outside his home country, de la Valera coached Al Ahly in Qatar and Vitrul Constanta in Romania.
Meanwhile, Diogo Gama, the sporting director of each national team, said last week that the new selectors manager has been appointed for a two-year term, and that he has the characteristics of an internationally experienced, modern, coach and player. He declared that he would become a trainer for. ..
Source: Diario.Elmundo
