Craig Bellamy has been named as the brand new Wales supervisor, following Rob Web page’s departure final month.
It’s Bellamy’s first senior managerial position, with the previous Wales captain signing a four-year contract.
As a participant, he made 78 appearances for the nationwide workforce between 1998 and 2014, scoring 19 targets.
“It’s an unimaginable honour for me to be given the chance to steer my nation, and it’s the proudest second of my profession,” Bellamy informed the FAW web site. “It was all the time my final dream to change into the Cymru head coach, and I’m prepared for the problem.”
Bellamy had been named as Burnley’s performing head coach following Vincent Kompany’s transfer to Bayern Munich in Might, however turned down the chance to remain as a coach following Scott Parker’s appointment.
His first match in cost will likely be at house towards Turkiye within the Nations League on September 6.
Croeso Bellamy
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— Wales (@Cymru) July 9, 2024
