SAN JOSÉ.- The Argentinian Fernando Batista He was appointed as the new technical director of the national football team. Costa Ricareported this Saturday the Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF).
Batista, 55, joins the Central American country’s national team after the Mexican Miguel “Piojo” Herrera was fired in November after failing to get a place at North America World Cup 2026.
“The FCRF is pleased to announce the arrival of Fernando Batista as the new technical director of the Costa Rican senior team,” said the federative entity on the X social network.
The Argentine helmsman has an “extensive career” in youth processes and U-20 and U-23 teams. Argentinaand achieved team classification at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gamesrecalled the FCRF in a statement.
As a player, Batista had a professional career as a defender and emerged from the minor divisions of Argentinos Juniors.
He also participated in Saint Lawrencethe team with which he was crowned champion of the Argentine first division in 1995.
By taking the reins of “La Sele”, he will contribute “his international experience and his strategic vision to work together with the FCRF,” the statement stated.
Batista’s last job on the bench came as technical director of the national team. Venezuelabut he was fired after he failed to qualify for the Red wine to his first absolute World Cup.
Longoria stops being president of Marseille
The Spanish Pablo Longoriawho was president of Marseilles For five years, he was replaced at the head of the French club by Alban Justerappointed on an interim basis as “president of the board of directors”, announced the Olympic this Saturday in a statement.
“Present within Olympique de Marseille for eight years, Alban Juster until now performed the functions of general director of finance at the club,” explained the text about this man of just 36 years.
A source confirmed to AFP that Longoria had resigned.
Ten days ago, the club’s American owner, Frank McCourthad announced a reorganization of the entity’s leadership.
The football director, Medhi Benatiawho submitted his resignation a few days earlier, had agreed to continue in the position until June to “pilot all sporting activities.”
