The Belgian Football Federation (KBVB) published a job advertisement on its website on Tuesday to hire a new coach to take over from Spanish Roberto Martínez, who left the Red Devils after their elimination in the group stage of the World Cup. .
"The KBVB is looking for a full-time national coach who knows what it's like to win," he announces. The "profile" that the Federation is looking for is that of a "resolutely ambitious" coach with "international experience at the highest world level, knowledge and tactical ideas, as well as adequate personal skills", according to the job offer published by the Royal Federation of Belgian football.
"We are looking for a serial winner with experience managing the best players in the world," adds the Federation, which asks candidates to submit their applications before January 10, 2023.
"The new federal coach knows how to focus on creating a tight group and how to integrate young players. He is a tactical expert who bases his choices on objective data, technologies and parameters and uses the Federation's experience and sporting structure. He knows how to win trophies in world famous competitions", adds the description of the desired candidate.
He will also be a "Belgian football ambassador" who will help "promote the values" of the Federation and who will be available "full-time", according to the ad, which is written in the "masculine gender" for "the sake of simplicity" but which it applies to both "masculine and feminine or neuter" genders.
The position remains vacant after Martínez left the Belgian bench after the World Cup, after more than six years in charge. Shortly after the elimination, the Red Devils captain, Real Madrid striker Eden Hazard, 31, also announced that he was retiring from the squad. But players like Kevin de Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku or Yannick Carrasco are still available for the national team.
"The Red Devils were number 1 in the world ranking for four years, qualified four times for a final phase and obtained third place in the World Cup in Russia. But the early elimination in the World Cup in Qatar was disappointing," said the Federation on that stage.
"However, all the elements are in place to return to success in the future. It will be up to the new coach to take advantage of this and lead us to further success," the offer concludes.
