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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>German tactician Torsten Frank Spittler, on Thursday, November 2, was named as the new head coach of the Rwanda national team, Amavubi.<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old takes over from Carlos Alos Ferrer, a Spanish coach who resigned from the post in August 2023 to take up the Belarusian national team job.<\/p>\n

Spittler becomes the fourth German to handle Amavubi after Otto Pfister (1972 to 1976), Rudi Gutendorf (1999 to 2000) and Antoine Hey (2017 to 2018).<\/p>\n

The former German U16 national team assistant coach is a journeyman who has held tactical positions in over ten different nations including Mozambique and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n

In this article, Times Sport takes a look at five things you may need to know about Spittler.<\/p>\n

Why he has only coached in less developed countries.<\/b><\/p>\n

Despite being a holder of the UEFA Pro License, the highest coaching qualification in Europe, Spittler has not quite worked with top footballing countries during his career.<\/p>\n

Splitter himself, in an interview with Zeitonline, said he has only coached in developing countries.<\/p>\n

After working with the German Football Federation, his contract was not renewed due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n

The Federation put him on a list of coaches available for Special Assignments abroad. That is why he ended up in countries such as Bhutan, Nepal, Yemen and others.<\/p>\n

Biggest defeat in Spittler’s coaching career<\/b><\/p>\n

As a coach of Bhutan in March 2017, his team suffered a 14-0 defeat at the hands of Oman in the Asian Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n

This remains the biggest defeat in his coaching career.<\/p>\n

During the same qualifiers, his side was also subjected to a 10-0 defeat by Palestine.<\/p>\n

Best country he has coached so far is Yemen<\/b><\/p>\n

Having worked in many developing countries in Asia and Africa, Spittler admits the most impressive country he has coached is Yemen.<\/p>\n

He said it is a beautiful country with many things to treasure.<\/p>\n

The country he would “never coach” is North Korea<\/b><\/p>\n

In an interview with German portal Zeitonline, Spittler stressed that he can never coach a country like North Korea.<\/p>\n

“I don’t want to coach there because of the massive human rights violations,” he stated in an interview with Zeintonline.<\/p>\n

Spittler believes in integrative nature of football<\/b><\/p>\n

Spittler is a student of the game and believes in the integrative nature of football.<\/p>\n

He is convinced that when two countries are enemies and the first contact is made through a football match, it usually has a good influence.<\/p>\n

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