Confirmed: Bielsa is the new coach of Uruguay

A new adventure for Marcelo Bielsa at the helm of a selected team: he is the new technical director of Uruguay. After several meetings and suspense, the Locomotive is already defined to take the reins of the sky blue.

according to The Montevideo Observer the Uruguayan Football Association negotiated for six weeks with the Argentine. Bielsa would arrive in Uruguay on Monday for his signing and presentation. In addition, he already has his debut, which will be on June 14 against Nicaragua and then the 19 against Cuba in two friendlies

The rosarino will have a link until the World Cup United States, Mexico and Canada 2026but first you will have to dispute the Qualifiers for the next World Cup and Copa América 2024. He also asked to be the DT of the under 23 who disputed the Pre-Olympic of Venezuelanext year, with a view to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The figure of Bielsa’s agreement with the AUF is close to 4,000,000 million per year of contract. It is close to a remuneration for the DT and all the members of the coaching staff of US$ 330,000 per month.

Marcelo’s field assistants will be diego reyes (Chilean), as first assistant; the argentinian pablo quirogawith whom he already worked in Leeds, as number two, and Lucas Oubinaas a third partner.

besides, the argentinian magali count will work in the logistics and coordination area in Montevideo. The same function, but from the outside, will meet the Spanish Sara Bouzas. The Spanish Diego Bermudez will be in charge of virtual video analysis. He will work from abroad.

Bielsa will be the second foreign coach to go to La Celeste. The first was Daniel Pasarella which he did between 1999 and 2001.