MOSCOW, December 22 New sports director of the Moscow football club » Spartak» Tomas Amaral expressed confidence that his Russian wife will help him learn the language and adapt to the country.
Amaral's appointment was announced earlier on Friday. He moves to the Moscow club from the Portuguese Benfica and will begin work on January 1, 2024.
«»I'm glad to become part of such a big club. I know that Spartak is a truly national team in Russia. I believe that success is achieved primarily not by individual, but by collective work. In addition to Portuguese, I speak Spanish and English. But I also know a few words in Russian, and my Russian wife, I am sure, will help me both in learning the language and in adapting to a new country. And I evaluate players not only by lines in their resume, age or height “For me, their current football qualities and potential are more important,” the club’s press service quotes the Portuguese as saying on the official website.