Spain part ways with women's national team head coach Montse Tome
The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has announced Tome's contract, which expires at the end of August, will not be extended.
Spain's Under-23 head coach Sonia Bermudez has been confirmed as Tome's replacement.
The decision was finalised at an RFEF board meeting on Monday and comes 15 days after the 2025 European Championship final. Spain were defeated on penalties by England in the final after extra-time ended in a 1-1 draw.
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An RFEF statement read: 'The Board of Directors of the Royal Spanish Football Federation would like to thank Montse Tome for her work, professionalism and dedication in various roles during her time as a member of the RFEF national teams, particularly during her time as senior national team coach.'
Tome had been in the role since September 2023. She had become the first woman to hold the position after Jorge Vilda was dismissed as head coach.
Vilda resigned amid the fallout from the 2023 World Cup final win, where former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault and fined more than €10,000 ($11,400) in March this year.
Tome served as an assistant manager under Vilda before taking the head coach role. She guided the side to victory in the 2023-24 UEFA Nations League, beating France in the final.
Tome did not pick Hermoso, Spain's record goalscorer, for her first matches in charge against Sweden and Switzerland of national team, though she was recalled and and was part of the Nations League-winning last year. In November Hermoso, Irene Paredes and goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez were controversially dropped from the national squad, despite being chosen as captains by their team-mates. Hermoso has not played for Spain since October.
Her successor Bermudez, 40, is a former Spain international, playing 63 times for her country between 2008 and 2017. She represented clubs including Barcelona and Western New York Flash before her retirement in 2020. She has held various coaching roles with Spain's youth sides.
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