Pocognoli Takes Over Scotland National Team Amid Successful Previous Stints

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Pocognoli Takes Over Scotland National Team Amid Successful Previous Stints
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  1. Pocognoli is taking over a Scotland side that have qualified for back-to-back European Championships and a World Cup, but the SFA are convinced the 39-year-old can take the national team to new heights.

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    'I will do everything to make fans proud' Pocognoli said: "It's an honour to be asked to become the head coach of the Scotland national team.

  2. It will give the new head coach an extended period with the Scotland players to get any new ideas across.

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    "Scotland is a passionate country and I think also, regarding the strong foundation that Steve Clarke and his staff laid, that I can use this heritage to put the next accent on the style of play while also developing players for the future.

  3. His final club Union Saint-Gilloise - owned by Brighton owner and Hearts minority stakeholder Tony Bloom - offered him the Under-21s head coach role at the club.

  4. After winning Belgian Coach of the Year in 2025 and managing USG's first-ever matches in the Champions League, Pocognoli took up the Monaco head coach role in October of last year.

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    Integrating new generation Pocognoli's prior experience of working as a youth coach at international level with Belgium would have ticked another box for the SFA. He also coached in the academies of USG and Genk.

  5. Pocognoli was taken to Scotland during his one season at USG, where his team were beaten 2-1 by Rangers in the Europa League.

  6. Despite qualifying for Europe with Monaco, he was replaced as head coach on June 1.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Monday 17 August 2026 14:35, UK "I will be one of yours, and I will do my best to make the supporters smile."

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    Published The Scottish Football Association has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino and will not be voting for his re-election as president of Fifa, chief executive Ian Maxwell has told BBC Sport.

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Original Articles (5)

UK New Scotland head coach Pocognoli vows to make fans 'smile' — Sky Sports
UK Scotland appoint Pocognoli as head coach — Sky Sports
UK Scottish FA withdraws support for Fifa president Infantino — BBC Sport
UK Pocognoli 'feels connection' with 'passionate' Scotland — BBC Sport
UK What awaits new Scotland head coach Pocognoli? — BBC Sport