Spanish women’s national team soccer coach Jorge Vilda has been fired amid the non-consensual kiss controversy.
Jorge Vilda, the coach of the Spanish women’s national soccer team, was fired Tuesday by the Royal Federation of Spanish Football (RFEF) following promises of structural changes amidst the ongoing controversy in the wake of RFEF President Luis Rubiales’ kiss of women’s team player Jenni Hermoso following their recent World Cup victory.
“The Royal Spanish Football Federation, in one of the first renovation measures announced by President Pedro Rocha, has decided to dispense with the services of Jorge Vilda as sports director and women’s national coach,” the RFEF announced in a statement.
The statement made no mention of the reason for Vilda’s dismissal, but went on to list his accomplishments during his tenure. “The RFEF would like to express its gratitude to Jorge Vilda for the services he has provided, for his professionalism and dedication during all these years, wishing him the best of success in the future,” the statement said.
The RFEF also announced Tuesday that assistant coach Montse Tomé will take Vilda’s place as head coach of the women’s national team, the first woman ever to hold that position. Her first game as head coach will be the UEFA Women’s Nations League match against Sweden on Sept.
