Hierro handed Spain challenge
Monday, September 24, 2007
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The Spanish Football Federation has announced that former Real Madrid CF captain Fernando Hierro will be unveiled as its new sporting director later this week.
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The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced that former Real Madrid CF captain Fernando Hierro will be unveiled as its sporting director on Thursday.
Glittering career
The 39-year-old Hierro will become the first person to occupy the new post, having retired from playing in 2005 after a season at Bolton Wanderers FC in England. He had started his first-class career at Real Valladolid in 1987, before joining Madrid two years later and going on to spend 14 seasons with the capital club.
Honours list
At the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Hierro won five Primera División titles, the UEFA Champions League in 1998, 2000 and 2002, the UEFA Super Sup, two European/South American Cups, one Copa del Rey and three Spanish Super Cups. Hierro, fourth in Madrid's all-time appearances list having played 439 matches, also collected 89 caps, scoring 29 goals, for his country before quitting international football after the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Recently he had been working for a sports marketing company.