For mission relegation
Watford FC have found a successor just a day after splitting up with Claudio Ranieri. As the “Hornets” announced, former England coach Roy Hodgson is returning from retirement after six months and is supposed to save the Premier League club, which is penultimate in the table with 14 points from 20 games, from relegation.
Hodgson is the third Watford coach this season after Ranieri and his predecessor Xisco Muñoz. At 74, he is the second oldest manager in the top 15 leagues. The Englishman ended his career after four seasons at Crystal Palace last summer but has not ruled out the possibility of a comeback. Previously, he was in charge of Liverpool FC, Fulham FC, Inter Milan and the national teams of Switzerland and Finland.
Hodgson, Bielsa & Co.: The oldest head coaches in the top 15 leagues
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Appointed: September 15, 2021
As of January 25, 2022
20 Frederic Antonetti | Age: 60 | FC Metz
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In office since: October 13, 2020
19 Ismail Kartal | Age: 60 | Galatasaray
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Appointed: January 13, 2022
18 Jose Luis Mendilibar | Age: 60 | Deportivo Alaves
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Appointed: December 28, 2021
17 Alain Geiger | Age: 61 | Servette FC
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Appointed: July 1, 2018
16 Frank Wormuth | Age: 61 | Heracles Almelo
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Appointed: July 1, 2018
15 Vitaly Kafanov | Age: 61 | FC Rostov
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Appointed October 26, 2021
14 Jorge Sampaoli | Age: 61 | Olympique Marseille
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In office since: March 8, 2021
13 Hikmet Karaman | Age: 61 | Kayserispor
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Appointed: August 20, 2021
12 Peter Pacult | Age: 62 | Austria Klagenfurt
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Appointed: 4 January 2021
11 Leonid Kuchuk | Age: 62 | Rukh Lviv
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Appointed: August 4, 2021
10 Carlo Ancelotti | Age: 62 | real Madrid
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In office since: July 1, 2021
9 Luciano Spalletti | Age: 62 | SSC Napoli
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In office since: July 1, 2021
8 Maurizio Sarri | Age: 63 | Lazio
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Appointed: June 9, 2021
7 Ron Jans | Age: 63 | Twente Enschede
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In office since: July 1, 2020
6 Gian Piero Gasperini | Age: 64 | Atalanta
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Appointed: June 14, 2016
5 Marcelo Bielsa | Age: 66 | leeds
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Appointed: July 1, 2018
4 Aurelio Andreazzoli | Age: 68 | Empoli
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Appointed: June 21, 2021
3 Manuel Pellegrini | Age: 68 | Real Betis
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In office since: August 1, 2020
2 Roy Hodgson | Age: 74 | Watford
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Appointed: January 25, 2022
1 Mircea Lucescu | Age: 76 | Dynamo Kiev
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Appointed: July 23, 2020
Watford FC parted ways with Ranieri on Monday after just three and a half months. The 70-year-old Italian, who once led Leicester City to the championship, averaged just 0.5 points from 14 games. Ranieri was a man “of great integrity and honor who will always be respected at Vicarage Road,” the club said after the release.
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