Quique Flores to Benfica

A young coach with great ambition, Quique Flores has been confirmed as the new trainer of Benfica. The Spaniard, who emerged from the "restricted list" drawn up by Rui Costa, signed a contract for two seasons and took seat today.

Aged 43 years, and without work since he left the Valencia at the end of last October, Quique Flores has been chosen to command the 'encarnados "in the next two seasons and has been given the objective of" recovering a place in the UEFA Champions League and to win the national title.

First to speak at the ceremony of presenting the Spanish coach, the president Luis Filipe Vieira said Quique Flores is "a young coach with great ambition". "It is the best guarantee that we will all build a solid project, based on work and throughout his knowledge", he stressed.

For now the sporting director Rui Costa, who chose Quique Flores from the "restricted list" drawn up by him, the technical Spanish 'gives all the guarantees for the creation of a project that will lead the club to success that it deserves'.