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Marcelo Bielsa has been appointed as Uruguay head coach.
The 67-year-old had been out of football management since leaving Leeds almost 15 months ago.
The Uruguayan Football Association confirmed Bielsaโs appointment on a deal running until the 2026 World Cup.
๐ซก ยก๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ!
Bielsa asume como tรฉcnico de la Selecciรณn Mayor. #ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/5kLDD2aqsC
โ Selecciรณn Uruguaya (@Uruguay) May 15, 2023
He succeeds Diego Alonso as national team boss.
Alonsoโs contract expired after the World Cup in Qatar earlier this season, where Uruguay suffered a shock group-stage exit.
Bielsa served as manager of Argentina from 1998 to 2004 and he also had a four-year stint in charge of Chile.
Bielsa guided Leeds back to the Premier League from the Championship in 2020 and was one of the most popular managers in the clubโs history.
๐บ๐พ โ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฎฬ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐จ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌโ
Llegรณ la hora. #ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/4HQPlXF5ly
โ Selecciรณn Uruguaya (@Uruguay) May 15, 2023
But he left in February last year following a run of four successive league defeats.
His lengthy managerial career has also included spells with Athletic Bilbao, Marseille and Lille.
Uruguay are currently 16th in FIFAโs world rankings, with Bielsaโs first major campaign at the helm set to be next yearโs Copa America in the United States.
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