Colombia appoint Rueda as national team coach


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2022 South American Qualifiers - Chile v Peru - Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile - November 13, 2020 Chile coach Reinaldo Rueda REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/Pool

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia named Reinaldo Rueda as their new coach on Thursday, appointing him for a second spell in charge just hours after he left his position as manager of Chile.

Rueda left Chile on Wednesday to replace Carlos Queiroz, who left his post with Colombia in December after two defeats left them joint seventh in South America's 10-team qualifying group for the Qatar World Cup.

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