The Chilean national team have appointed Reinaldo Rueda as their new manager on a four year deal.

Chile surprisingly failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup under Juan Antonio Pizzi and the La Roja hierarchy have now gone on to appoint a new manager in the form of Reinaldo Rueda, who has been handed a contract through the 2022 World Cup.

"We took the necessary time to find the best coach for our team," Chilean National Football Association (ANFP) president Arturo Salah said in a statement. "A coach with experience in international teams, who has qualified for the World Cup and has a high level sporting career.

"We hope that Reinaldo Rueda achieves great goals with La Roja and that he brings his experience to all the teams, from the adult to the youth, transferring his knowledge, styles and technical definitions to all categories, which goes directly to one of the objectives of our strategic plan — sustainable results at the level of national teams."