Luis Enrique resigns as Spain coach for personal reasons

ByReuters

Published 19/06/2019 at 14:19 GMT

MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Spain's national soccer team coach Luis Enrique has resigned for personal reasons and will be replaced by his number two, Robert Moreno, the country's soccer federation president Luis Rubiales said in a news conference on Wednesday.

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"It was a decision Luis Enrique took himself which we are grateful for. We will have a perfect memory of him. It's a personal matter which doesn't depend on us. We think it's the best thing to do," Rubiales said. (Reporting by Richard Martin; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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