Source: CCTV.com

07-18-2008 11:17

The Spanish Football Federation officially unveiled Vicente del Bosque as their new national coach at their Madrid headquarters on Thursday. Fifty-seven year-old Del Bosque, who had a successful four-year spell in charge of Real Madrid from 1999-2003.

Vicente del Bosque (L), new coach of European champions Spain, shakes hands with Fernando Hierro, Sports Director of the Spanish Football Federation in Las Rozas, outside Madrid, July 17, 2008. The former Real Madrid boss was given the unanimous backing of the Spanish Football Federation's executive committee on Tuesday, to replace Luis Aragones who quit to join Fenerbahce after having led the side to victory at Euro 2008 last month.REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN) 
Vicente del Bosque (L), new coach of European champions
Spain, shakes hands with Fernando Hierro, Sports Director
of the Spanish Football Federation in Las Rozas, outside
Madrid, July 17, 2008. The former Real Madrid boss was 
given the unanimous backing of the Spanish Football 
Federation's executive committee on Tuesday, to replace
Luis Aragones who quit to join Fenerbahce after having 
led the side to victory at Euro 2008 last month.REUTERS/
Andrea Comas (SPAIN) 

Spain's triumph at the 2008 European Championship also signaled an exit for successful coach Luis Aragones. On Tuesday, del Bosque was named to be Aragones' replacement. Del Bosque, a former defender, achieved huge success in charge of Real Madrid between 1999 and 2003.

Del Bosque clearly has a tough act to follow on the international front, though, and the 57-year old has been given a two-year contract with the task of ensuring the European Champions reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu