The Brazilian Football Confederation announces Fernando Diniz as the new coach of the Brazilian men’s soccer team

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) informs that Fernando Deniz He’s the new coach Brazilian men’s national team. The contract will run for a year and work will start after the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches in September.

The process took place, in silence and caution, respecting the necessary steps and the first of which was a conversation with the President of Fluminense, Mário Bittencourt, with the aim of not interfering with the work already being developed.

The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Edinaldo Rodriguez, was worried about keeping the coach at the club during the competitions, so that at that moment he would only be activated during FIFA dates, when matches in Brazil would be suspended.

“I made a choice befitting what the Brazilian fan deserves, given the current scenario. I thank the president, Mario Betancourt, for understanding the importance of a good response from the Brazilian Football Confederation to the fans. I have followed Fernando Diniz’s career since the beginning and I believe he is part of a promising new generation of coaches who He is growing in Brazil. I admire his way of seeing football which is similar to the style of the most important coaches in the world. I would like not only to integrate the CBF categories in the structural part that we are progressing in, but also and fundamentally in the style of play in all categories. Deniz will also have a lot For contributing to this mission. Once again I thank the club and its fans for the support and we will always be more complete, in my administration, responding to challenges with transparency and quality, ”Edinaldo Rodríguez declared.

The new coach talked about happiness and the realization of the dream, inviting the Brazilian Federation to lead the selection.

“I am very happy with the invitation and with the selection, I will definitely do my best for the CBF and for Brazilian football. It is a dream that I am fulfilling by being alongside great players, some of these athletes were my players when they were younger. Two come to mind.” Brains are Bruno Guimarães and Anthony. I was adversaries to some and many others, and ended up impressing playing in Brazil and Europe. So, for me, it will be a source of pride for me to be able to participate and I will try to help in every way. In every way I can. I think that is the purpose of my studies And my joy in football is to help the player show his creativity, his creativity and make him happy while playing football. That’s what I’ve done in my whole career and that’s what got me here and what I’m going to try to do for the players”, said Fernando Diniz.