Diego Forlan has been named head coach of Uruguay’s senior and Under-20s sides, the country’s FA (AUF) announced on Thursday.
The 47-year-old former Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan forward succeeds Marcelo Bielsa, who left after a winless group-stage exit in Uruguay’s World Cup campaign.
Forlan will begin his tenure immediately with the Under-20 team, the AUF said.
“Forlan returns to where he left an indelible mark,” the AUF
