The former head coach of the Union Saint-Gilloise Thomas Christiansen, age 47, has been appointed coach of Panama, which will be his first experience at the head of a national team, has announced the Federation of the panamanian football (Fepafut).

The technician hispano-Danish, which has two selections with the team of Spain, has the mission to qualify Panama to the World cup 2022 in Qatar, said the federation in a brief statement published Wednesday on its website.