Felix Sanchez Named Bahrain Coach as Asian Champion Takes On Nations Cup Mission

Asian Nations Cup Champion Takes Charge of Bahrain.

According to ambassador Arjan; The Bahrain Football Federation announced the selection of Felix Sanchez, the Spanish head coach, as the new head coach of the country's national team. This 50-year-old coach, who has won the Asian Nations Cup with the Qatar national team, is going to prepare Bahrain to participate in the 2027 Asian Nations Cup and the 2030 World Cup qualifiers.

Sanchez has replaced Croatian Dragan Talaj, who resigned by mutual agreement after Bahrain's poor performance in the Persian Gulf Cup and the team's elimination from the group stage. In these competitions, Bahrain lost all three matches against Qatar, UAE and Yemen.

The most important achievement of Sanchez's coaching career was winning the 2019 Asian Cup with the Qatar national team. Under the leadership of this Spanish coach, Qatar won all seven of its matches and became the Asian champion for the first time. He also led Qatar in the 2022 World Cup; The tournament was the first appearance of this country in the history of the World Cup.

After leaving the Qatar national team, Sanchez took charge of the Ecuadorian national team and then worked in Qatar club football and Al-Sad team.

Bahrain is in Group B with Jordan, North Korea and Uzbekistan in the 2027 Asian Cup hosted by Saudi Arabia.