Queiroz takes charge of Portuguese national team
Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2008 | 2:20 PM ET
The Associated Press
Carlos Queiroz, left, was named manager of the Portuguese national team on Friday. (Andrew Yates/Getty Images)Carlos Queiroz will succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari as coach of Portugal's national team.
"The Portuguese Football Federation has the pleasure to announce that Carlos Queiroz is its new national coach," the federation said in a statement on its web site Friday.
The 55-year-old Queiroz, who had been Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United for the past four years, signed a four-year contract.
The Portuguese manager will be introduced to the media at a news conference on Wednesday.
Queiroz was described by the federation as "unquestionably the benchmark among Portuguese coaches."
Portugal had been looking for a coach after Scolari ended his five-year spell in charge to join Chelsea after Euro 2008.
Queiroz made his name developing youth teams in Portugal before a first spell as national coach from 1991-94.
His coaching career has included stints at Real Madrid and Sporting Lisbon, and he has coached teams in the United States, Japan and the United Arab Emirates.
He quit his post as Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United once before, joining Real Madrid in 2003. An unsuccessful season resulted in him being fired and he returned to his previous job in July 2004.
Queiroz was credited with overhauling United's tactics and having a crucial role in the team's triumph in last season's Champions League. United also won the Premier League the past two years.
