Enrique thanks the players and the Spanish FA

Enrique , who officially stepped down as the coach of the Spanish national team today, thanked the Spanish Football Association and the players through his personal social media.

The 52-year-old Enrique expressed his gratitude to the Spanish Football Federation and the staff who worked as support in a post on his personal social media, "How can I not be grateful to those players who are exemplary in their behavior and loyal to their ideas. I'm really sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I want to thank the fans, especially for their unanimous support during the toughest times."

Enrique led the Spanish national team in the 2022 World Cup round of 16 after a penalty shootout, and unexpectedly lost 0 to 3 to Morocco. After coach Enrique officially left office, the Spanish Football Federation quickly announced that the 61-year-old De La Fuente took over as the coach of the Spanish national team.

De La Fuente works in the Spanish Football Association. In 2015, De La Fuente led Spain U19 to win the European Cup. In July 2018, De La Fuente served as the U21 coach and led the team to win the U21 European Cup in 2019. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, De La Fuente also led the team to win the silver medal.

Call for continued support for the Spanish national team

According to media reports, De La Fuente has a wealth of experience in national teams at all levels, which gives him a great advantage in taking over the post of coach of the Spanish national team. In addition, De La Fuente has cooperated with nearly 80% of the players in the national team.

In addition, Enrique also said, "Now is the time to say goodbye, but there is still a small reflection, that is, what the national team needs is to get all-round support, so that Luis de la Fuente can realize his proposal. The goal.

Enrique served as the coach of the Spanish national team in 2018. He also led the national team to the semi-finals of the 2020 European Championships and won the runner-up in the European League in the 2020/21 season.