Costa Rica Appoint Former Captain Ruiz as Head Coach
Ruiz takes over after two wins as interim coach and will start with November friendlies against Ecuador and Argentina.
- On Wednesday, the Costa Rican Football Federation appointed former captain Bryan Ruiz as head coach to lead the national team's campaign to qualify for the 2030 World Cup.
- Ruiz, 41, takes the permanent role after two successful matches as interim coach earlier this month, where Costa Rica defeated Nicaragua 3-0 and Haiti 2-0 in the CONCACAF Nations League.
- The federation confirmed Ruiz's coaching staff includes former Costa Rica internationals Wilmer Lopez, Christian Bolanos, and Wardy Alfaro, consolidating a new stage for the national team.
- Dismissed in Sept., Argentine Fernando Batista is succeeded by Ruiz as the team continues rebuilding after missing the 2026 World Cup under former coach Miguel Herrera.
- Away friendlies against Ecuador on Nov. 13 and Argentina on Nov. 17 mark the beginning of Ruiz's tenure, testing his ability to lead the squad toward 2030.
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These are the last details about Bryan Ruiz's arrival at the Costa Rica National Team.
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica.- The Football Federation of Costa Rica has announced that Bryan Ruiz is already the technical director of the National Major Team to lead the project towards the 2030 World Cup. So Bryan Ruiz will no longer be technical in an interim manner. The Costa Rican Football Federation made the designation official [...] La entrada Bryan Ruiz será DT de Costa Rica aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
Bryan Ruiz is officially the new national coach of Costa Rica. The former footballer for clubs such as KAA Gent, FC Twente, PSV, Fulham, and Sporting Portugal had already been active with the federation as an interim manager. Now, at the age of 41, he has been officially appointed following good results in the North American Nations League.
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