Ramón Díaz, another name that sounds to take on as coach of the Colombia National Team

Former River Plate joins list of candidates to replace Reinaldo Rueda

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BARRANQUILLA. 24 de marzo de
BARRANQUILLA. 24 de marzo de 2022. La Selección Colombia enfrentó a Bolivia en el estadio Metropolitano, en la fecha 17 de la Eliminatoria a la Copa Mundial de la Fifa Catar 2022. (Cortesía FCF)

The Colombian Football Federation has not yet commented on the future of Reinaldo Rueda at the head of the Colombian National Team, which was left out of the next World Cup event to be held in Qatar at the end of 2022.

Likewise, it is not known what will happen to some referents of the 'Tricolor' that due to their football or age they would not give them for the next elimination process heading to the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026 and the Copa América in Ecuador 2024.

The truth is that there are several names that sound to take over the national team that will also have to face a process of renewal after the cycle of several players such as Radamel Falcao García, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado among others.

Everything indicates that Reinaldo Rueda will leave his position as coach after his second failed attempt to qualify with the Colombian National Team to an orbital event. His fate will be defined by the Colombian Football Federation, as stated at the press conference after the game ended in Puerto Ordaz.

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In the last days prior to the Colombia National Team's match against Bolivia, the journalist of the Gol Caracol, Javier Hernández Bonnet, said during the broadcast of the Caracol News outlet, that if Rueda did not qualify Colombia to Qatar 2022, he would leave his position as coach to land at Atlético Nacional.

On the other hand, several Argentine media outlets pointed out that the favorite name of the Federation managers to replace the Vallecaucano is Marcelo Bielsa, who his last job was at Leeds United of the English Premier League.

However, the gaucho journalist Hernán Castillo revealed through his Twitter account that the name of Ramón Díaz was brought closer to the coffee leadership as an alternative to reach the Colombian National Team.

A través de Twitter Hernán Castillo advirtió que Ramón Díaz está en el radar de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Tomado de @HernanSCastillo

Currently, 'El pelado' Diaz leads Al-Hilal of Arabia where former Deportivo Cali player Gustavo Cuellar plays, who was also part of the process of Reinaldo Rueda at the head of the 'Tricolor'.

If Ramón Díaz arrived in Colombia, it would be his second experience in a national team after his time with the Paraguayan national team between 2014 and 2016 where he led 20 matches with a balance of 3 games won, 8 lost and 9 draws.

As a coach he has a wide track record with River Plate with which he won eight titles in his different stages in the 'Cross band', in which the Copa Libertadores won in 1996 against América de Cali stands out.

He also led San Lorenzo de Almagro in 2007, which led to the championship of the opening tournament and accumulating three titles in Arab football with Al-Hilal.

As a player Ramón Díaz wore the shirts of River Plate, Napoli, Avellino, Fiorentina, Inter Milan and retired in 1995 at the Yokohama Marinos in Japan.

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