Claudio Ranieri ends his retirement and becomes Roma coach

Claudio Ranieri has been appointed Roma coach until the end of the season, six months after announcing his retirement.

Ranieri has also taken on an advisory role to the Italian club’s owners and will assist in the search for a permanent coach.

At the end of the season, the 73-year-old will “move into a senior executive role”, the club said.

Ranieri, who managed his hometown club twice before including a temporary stint in 2019, retired in May after guiding Cagliari to survival.

His appointment follows the dismissal of Ivan Juric on Sunday.

Croatian Juric lasted just 12 games after replacing Daniele de Rossi four games into this season. Former Italian midfielder De Rossi was coach for eight months after the departure of José Mourinho in January.

Ranieri has coached 18 clubs during his 37-year coaching career, as well as the Greek national team.

The biggest achievement of his career was the Premier League title he won with Leicester City in 2015-16.

Roma were linked with former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, who recently left his position as Saudi Arabia head coach.

Despite spending more than £80m during the summer transfer window, Roma are 12th in Serie A with 13 points after 12 games, and 20th in the Europa League table with five points later. of four games.

Roma’s next match in Serie A will be against Napoli on November 24.