After the dismissal of Domenico Tedesco, the Royal Belgian Football Association has finally decided on the new head coach for the national team.
Rudi Garcia has been appointed as the new head coach of the Belgian national football team, the Red Devils, the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) has confirmed. He succeeds Domenico Tedesco, whose reign ended last week after disappointing results.
A press conference is scheduled for 1:00 PM Central European Time, where Garcia will be officially introduced as the head coach of Belgium.
13h00. ⏰ pic.twitter.com/twV1FQWxNG
— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) January 24, 2025
🚨🇧🇪 Rudi Garcia signs in as new Belgium national team head coach, agreement done.
Contracts have been signed last night. pic.twitter.com/B3Dz5Y0iTe
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 24, 2025
His first task as head coach of the Red Devils will be the Nations League play-off double-header against Ukraine in March, where Belgium will be battling to retain their place in Division A. This will be followed by the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Garcia has managed a series of clubs in France and Italy, including Lille, Roma, Marseille and Lyon as well as Saudi side Al Nassr. He was most recently manager of Napoli, but was dismissed in November 2023 after 16 games in charge.
Previous coach Tedesco was appointed in February 2023 to replace Roberto Martinez and rebuild the squad as the country’s “golden generation” departed.
