- After ending time with Chile, Rueda returns to his homeland
- It will be his second stint at the helm of his national team
- The objective? Qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
Colombian Reinaldo Rueda has become the new head coach of his homeland’s national team, confirmed by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) on Thursday 14 January.
“Coach Rueda will be in charge of leading our national team in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, as well as in the Copa America Argentina – Colombia 2021. We wish him and his team much success, convinced that they will do an excellent job in the task ahead,” wrote the FCF in its official statement.
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Rueda replaces Carlos Queiroz, who left the position in December 2020 after the team’s poor start to the South American qualifiers, where Los Cafeteros find themselves seventh in…