The 44-year-old, who captained Wales in his playing days, replaces Rob Page and has signed a four-year deal - meaning he will oversee qualification for the 2026 World Cup and Euro 2028 on home soil.
Former Liverpool, Newcastle and Manchester City star Bellamy has never held a senior position as a manager before but has extensive coaching experience and impressed in talks with the Football Association of Wales . Wales sack boss Rob Page after three years following failure to qualify for Euro 2024
On his appointment, Bellamy said: “It’s an incredible honour for me to be given the opportunity to lead my country and it’s the proudest moment of my career. It was always my ultimate dream to become the Cymru Head Coach and I am ready for the challenge. But he will now finally get the chance to take control of the Dragons in a dream role, and the first call of business is a big one.
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