Costa Rica has hired former Club America and Leon coach Gustavo Matosas as the squad's new manager, the country's federation announced Tuesday.
The ex-Uruguay international takes over for Oscar Ramirez, whose contract was not renewed following Costa Rica's exit from the World Cup in Russia.
Matosas, 51, won two Liga MX titles with Leon and guided America to a 2014-2015 CONCACAF Champions League title. He has also coached clubs in Uruguay, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
The job with Los Ticos will be his first job as head of a national squad.
"It is a great honor for me to represent a country like Costa Rica, it is a great challenge, a marvelous one.