By appointing Albert Luque as their new sporting director in place of Jose Molina, Spain has made additional adjustments to their coaching structure.

Two days after losing to Morocco on penalties in the World Cup round of 16, La Roja announced that head coach Luis Enrique would be leaving.

Luis de la Fuente, who has excelled at the Under-19 and Under-21 levels and who last year won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, is slated to take over the position the following week.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed that Molina won't be renewing his contract in January 2023, making him the most prominent person to leave his position recently.

Francis Hernandez will collaborate with the former Spain international as Luque assumes the role of sports director.

During Molina's four years in the position, Spain twice advanced to the Nations League Finals and the semifinals of Euro 2020.

At the end of March, the defending world champions will play their first Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Scotland and Norway.

🔴 OFICIAL | Albert Luque, nuevo director de la @SEFutbol

▪️ José Francisco Molina abandonará la dirección deportiva de la @RFEF en enero de 2023

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— RFEF (@rfef) December 8, 2022