Former RB Leipzig manager Domenico Tedesco has been named head coach of Belgium to replace Roberto Martinez, the country’s football federation said on Wednesday.

The Belgian FA said the 37-year-old would sign a contract until after Euro 2024 and that his first game in charge will be their opening qualifier against Sweden in Stockholm on 24 March.

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Tedesco, who was born in Italy but grew up in Germany, has also coached Schalke 04 and Spartak Moscow.

“For me, it is a great honor to be the new head coach of Belgium,” Tedesco said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to the task and I’m extremely motivated. I had a very good feeling right from the first conversation.”

Martinez left the role after Belgium crashed out in the first round of the World Cup in Qatar in December. He has since been named Portugal manager.

Belgium’s plans to name Tedesco had been hampered by his contract negotiations with Leipzig. He was fired in September but is still entitled to an estimated one million euros ($1.07 million) in wages, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Italian has previously had stints in charge of Schalke, Spartak Moscow, and RB Leipzig. He won the DFB-Pokal with German side Leipzig in May last year.

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Further information on Tedesco, provided by the Belgian FA, claimed that he ‘is known as a modern coach with top-level international experience, who likes to play an offensive style of football with plenty of forward pressure.’

The FA claimed that ‘his mission is to qualify the Belgian Red Devils for the EURO 2024 in Germany.’

His first qualifying match in charge of the Red Devils will take place on March 24th in Stockholm against Sweden.

Belgium had been searching for a new head coach since Roberto Martinez’s departure after their World Cup elimination.

Belgium name Tedesco as the new head coach to replace Martinez