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Wales Football: Craig Bellamy Succeeds Rob Page As New Men's Team Manager

 It is Bellamy's first senior managerial role, with the former Wales captain🅺 signing a four-year contract

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Craig Bellamy watches ꦕBurnley take on Brighton (Richard Sellers/PA).
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Craig Bellamy has been named as the new Wales manager, following Rob Page's departure last month. (More Football News)

It is Bellamy's first senior manageri😼al role, with the former Wales captain signing a four-year contract.

As a player, he made 78 ౠappearances for the national team between 1998 and 2014, scoring 19♓ goals.

"It's an incredible honour for me to be given the opportunity to lead my country, and it's the proudest moment of my career," Bellamy told the FAW website. "It was alwayꦐs my ultimate dream to become the Cymru head coach, and I am ready for the challenge."

Bellamy had been named as Burnley's acting head coach following Vincent Kompany's move to Bayern Munich in May,&n𒀰bsp;but turned down the opportunity to stay as a coach following Scott Parker's appointment.

His first match in char💦ge will be at home agꦿainst Turkiye in the Nations League on September 6.

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