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“The UK PM had a very short stint and there was the possibility of the predecessor going straight back in again,” tweets Derek Brosnan. “Has this ever happened for football managers?”
It should surprise absolutely nobody that the first answer to this question is somebody who worked for the former Atlético Madrid president and P45 addict, Jesús Gil. “During Gil’s chaotic reign, Radomir Antic, went straight back to the job that he was fired from – not once, but twice over a two-year period,” writes Chai in Atlanta. “After managing the side for three years – including a league and cup double in 1996 – he was replaced by Arrigo Sacchi in June 1998. Sacchi lasted just over six months, and Antic returned in March 1999 to take over from the caretaker, Carlos Sánchez Aguiar. Despite leading the team to the final of the 1999 Copa del Rey, he was fired in June and replaced by Claudio Ranieri. After Ranieri was fired in March 2000, Antic returned for his third stint. Despite reaching another Copa del Rey final, he was promptly fired again.”
Chai also suggests Francesco Guidolin, who had four spells at Palermo – including three in the space of a year. “After starting his second spell at the club in June 2006, he was fired the following April,” he writes. “The sacking was revoked and he was back at the helm within a month. However, after just two matches, he was dismissed again, this time to be replaced by Stefano Colantuono. In November 2007, Guidolin replaced Colantuono for his fourth stint at the club. This reunion was unsurprisingly short-lived, and he was fired on 24 March 2008.”
from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/09/has-a-football-manager-ever-replaced-their-successor-knowledge
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