Costa Rica have named Miguel Herrera as their new coach. The 56-year-old, who led his native Mexico at Brazil 2014, will be tasked with guiding Los Ticos to the FIFA World Cup 26™.
The Costa Rican Football Federation made the news official on Tuesday in a press statement.
“Following an exhaustive selection process that concluded with a final shortlist, the FCRF [Costa Rican Football Federation] Executive Committee, together with new sporting director Ignacio Hierro, made the decision to hire Herrera as the national team’s manager,” said the federation.
Costa Rica currently lead Group B in the second round of Concacaf qualifying. They will resume their campaign in June against Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago. The top two in the section will advance to the decisive third round.
Mexico reached Brazil 2014 by defeating New Zealand 9-3 on aggregate in their inter-confederation play-off. He then guided them through the group stage in memorable fashion, marked by his jubilant celebrations on the touchline, before falling 2-1 to the Netherlands in the round of 16.
The former El Tri defender recently coached in Liga MX with Club Tijuana, Tigres and Club America.
