Trapattoni is the new coach of Ireland

Italian Giovanni Trapattoni was officially appointed new coach of the Irish, in an announcement by the president of the federation of this country, David Blood, who declared:

"The wait's over. We have appointed Giovanni Trapattoni as coach of the Republic of Ireland. We want to thank everyone for their patience during the process, and now we will focus on qualifying for the World Cup. "

Trapattoni, currently directing to Salzburg, which is undergoing a great moment, shall resign after the season to take over the Irish national team, replacing Steve Staunton, who was fired last November for failing to qualifying for the Euro.

Trapattoni, who has headed to AC Milan, Juventus, Inter, Bayern Munich and Benfica will face his country of origin for Ireland to qualify for South Africa 2010.

Via: Yahoo