Marcelo Bielsa was appointed the Leeds United head coach in the summer of 2018.
The Colombian managerial position is vacant at the moment, and Osorio – who hails from Colombia – believes that Argentine boss Bielsa would be the perfect candidate.
Comutricolor quotes Osorio as saying: “If they gave me a choice, I would say that the ideal candidate to lead our country is Marcelo Bielsa. Without discussion.”
Osorio added: “I propose Bielsa because he trains the game and it suits the game of Colombia. When you have a young group, you need a football man who is more of a coach than a strategist.”
Leeds United exit unlikely
Bielsa is one of the best football managers in the world, and the Leeds United head coach has experience of working at the national team level with Argentina and Chile.
The 63-year-old was appointed the Leeds boss in the summer of 2018, and he is doing extremely well at the West Yorkshire outfit.
It is hard to see Bielsa leave his role at Leeds anytime soon, especially as the Whites are among the favourites to win automatic promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.
Leeds are second in the Championship table at the moment with 36 points from 19 matches, just a point behind leaders Norwich City.
The Whites will take on Sheffield United in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.
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