CARLOS QUEIROZ
“I’ve been on both sides of the river, as a club coach and now as a national-team coach”
“What has been occupying your time during your first few months as Colombia coach?
Well, one of my first tasks was to find out how many professional players Colombia had across the world, and this took a long time. When we added them all up there were 1,064 on our list. Many weren’t playing in the top leagues or for the biggest clubs, which will always be my priority, but you still have to consider that Fernandinho was a Brazil player when he was playing in Ukraine. My obligation has therefore been to open the doors to
