Martinez named Belgium manager

Britain Football Soccer - Sunderland v Everton - Barclays Premier League - The Stadium of Light - 11/5/16. Everton manager Roberto Martinez. Reuters / Russell Cheyne

(Reuters) - Spaniard Roberto Martinez has been named as head coach of Belgium, the team said on their official Twitter feed on Wednesday.

In a surprise appointment, the former Everton manager will succeed Marc Wilmots, who was dismissed after Belgium lost to Wales in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.

Martinez, 43, has no experience of managing an international team. He was sacked by Everton in May after three years in charge.

He also managed English clubs Swansea City and Wigan Athletic, who he led to victory in the FA Cup in 2013.

(Reporting by Neil Robinson, editing by Ed Osmond)