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Santi Denia coaching Spain to victory in the 2024 Olympic gold-medal match (Luis ROBAYO) Santi Denia, who guided his native Spain to 2024 Olympic gold, has been appointed head coach of the Czech Republic, the national federation (FACR) announced on Friday.
"The 52-year-old Spaniard has agreed a two-year contract with an option to extend," said the FACR is a statement, adding that Santi was the country's first foreign coach.
He replaces Miroslav Koubek, who stepped down after the recent World Cup where the Czechs finished bottom of their group.
The statement added that Pablo Amo, who like Santi coached in Qatar last season, had been appointed as assistant coach.
Denia, a former centre-back who played for Albacete and Atletico Madrid, coached Spain to European under-17 and under-19 titles and, after replacing Luis de la Fuente in charge of the Olympic team, to gold in Paris.
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