Spain Part Ways With Manager Montse Tomé After Defeat In Euro 2025 Final

The Spanish shot federation (RFEF) has confirmed nan statement of its women’s squad manager, Montse Tomé, will not beryllium renewed erstwhile it expires astatine nan extremity of August.

The under-23 side’s manager, Sonia Bermúdez, has been appointed to switch Tomé, pinch nan erstwhile Spain world to beryllium assisted by Iraia Iturregi successful a caller associated model.

Tomé arrived amid contention successful 2023, nan adjunct head taking complete from Jorge Vilda, who was sacked successful nan aftermath of Spain’s first World Cup win. Long-held frustrations boiled complete aft nan federation’s past president Luis Rubiales’s inappropriate actions during nan badge ceremony, including kissing Jenni Hermoso.

Tomé near Hermoso retired of her first squad, citing a request to protect her, a determination nan subordinate criticised. She guided nan squad to nan 2023-24 Nations League title and to nan last of Women’s Euro 2025, where they mislaid against England past month.

The federation’s committee thanked Tomé for “her work, professionalism and dedication successful various roles during her clip arsenic a personnel of nan nationalist teams astatine nan RFEF, particularly during her clip arsenic nan nationalist squad coach”.

Bermúdez scored 35 goals successful 63 games for Spain and played for clubs specified arsenic Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona, Western New York Flash, Atlético Madrid and Levante, winning 9 convention titles and 3 Copa de la Reina trophies. She coached nan under-19 and under-20 women’s nationalist teams, winning 2 consecutive European titles, earlier taking complaint of nan under-23 side.

Iturregi played 15 seasons successful nan Spanish apical flight, winning 4 convention titles pinch Athletic Club.

David Aznar has been appointed coach of Spain’s under-19 and under-20 sides, and Milagros Martínez will beryllium nan under-17 coach.