Roger Schmidt returns until 2026

Benfica formalized this Friday the extension of the contract of its coach Roger Schmidt until June 2026. Appointed at the head of the Lisbon club last summer after the departure of Nélson Veríssimo, the 56-year-old German technician continues to cross the levels in a rush since his arrival.

Leader of Liga Bwin this season with a mattress of 10 points on his runner-up Porto, the former coach of Bayer Leverkusen or even PSV Eindhoven also placed the Águias in the quarter-finals of the Champions League (against Inter Milan) . “I feel like I’m in the right place. I’m very happy that Benfica believes in me.”he smiled in a video released Friday on the club’s website.

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