Patrick Vieira appointed head coach of Senegal national team

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vieira-patrick/AaLVdEGK/"]Vieira[/a], who was ‌born in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a]'s capital Dakar, succeeds Pape Thiaw, ‌whose tenure ended after Senegal's elimination ‌from this year's World Cup in the round ‌of 32.[/p][p]"[b]Mr Patrick Vieira is the ‌new coach of Senegal's senior national team. The date of the official presentation and the ‌next steps in his installation will ⁠be the ‌subject of a subsequent announcement[/b]," the FSF said ​in a statement on X.[/p][p]The 50-year-old takes charge of a national team ​for the first time after coaching stints at clubs in England, France and ⁠Italy.[/p][embed guid="090a6266-1d0e-4af9-a847-a443cf5a9460" url="https://x.com/GaindeYi/status/2089701309649764445" social-type="twitter" /][p]Vieira managed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal ​Palace[/a] in the Premier League and French sides [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nice/YagoQJpq/"]Nice[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/strasbourg/nP6UzIU1/"]Strasbourg[/a], while also spending a brief spell in charge of Serie ‌A club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/genoa/d0PJxeie/"]Genoa[/a].[/p][p]One of France's most decorated midfielders, Vieira was part of the team that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, earning more than 100 caps for the national side.[/p][p]At club level, he is best known for his spell with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], where he made more ‌than 400 appearances and won three ​Premier League titles.[/p][p]His first matches in charge ‌of Senegal will come in next month's international window as the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations champions continue preparations for the 2027 tournament. The qualifiers ⁠will begin as ⁠early as September.[/p]