Lluis Cortes' Barcelona team beat Chelsea in the 2020-21 Champions League final
Former Barcelona manager Lluis Cortes has been appointed manager of Saudi Arabia's women's team.
Cortes won the 2020-21 Women's Champions League with Barcelona as well as two top-flight titles.
He was named Uefa's women's coach of the year as Barcelona won a league, cup and Champions League Treble in 2020-21.
Cortes, 37, had most recently been managing Ukraine and joins 172nd-ranked Saudi Arabia, who played their first game in 2022, on a contract until 2027.
He takes over from Finnish manager Rosa Lappi-Seppala, who has led the team since February.
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The first season of the domestic Saudi Women's Premier League started in October.
Source: bbc.com