Former head coach of Shakhtar Donetsk Luis Castro officially headed the Saudi Al-Nasr. The 61-year-old Portuguese specialist has signed a two-year contract with Al-Nasr with the option of an extension for another season..
At the helm of the club from Saudi Arabia, he replaced the Frenchman Rudy Garcia, who was fired after the end of last season, who was appointed the new head coach of Italian Napoli in June..
In the 2022/23 season, Al-Nasr finished second in the Saudi Arabian championship. Portugese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo is 5 points behind Al Ittihad. Castro's last place of work was the Brazilian " The Portuguese specialist coached Shakhtar from 2019 to 2021. Together with the Pitmen, he won the Ukrainian championship in the 2019/20 season. Note that on the eve of Al-Nasr announced the signing of Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. The contract of the 30-year-old Croat with the Saudi club is for three years.