5 European managers who have been sacked the maximum number of times
Managing a football team is no easier than taming a wild bull – one bad hit (defeat) and your journey down the ladder (towards sack) is kicked off. Sacking is no alien thing in soccer world and we have come across countless situations where a manager would have been sacked while walking through the stadium tunnel, while having his Christmas dinner or while watching TV. However unorthodox the sacking environment sounds to us, the result is the same in all the cases.The manager is fired and there’s one black dot in his career to carry along. When you plunge into the manager’s dome, you can find a few successful managers like Guardiola who have never faced the axe, some like Ancelotti who despite being successful have been gifted with a handful of “getting-sacked” experiences in the near past and importantly, a few who have spent their career getting fired like eating marshmallows. As unpredictable as the career as a manager is, the story about their reign never ceases to amuse us.
#5 Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is no different from Rafa Benitez by taking the number of sacks into account. Hodgson’s managerial career has been intercepted with four breaks owing to sacking. The present manager of the England national team started off his managerial career in 1976 as Halmstads SK manager.
Following his stint as Halmstads SK manager, he took over the managerial position at Bristol City. Roy Hodgson was largely unsuccessful as a manager of Bristol City and was sent off just after four months in charge. He was then welcomed into Inter Milan and was decently successful.
From 1995-1997, he guided Milan towards numerous victories. When he quit Inter Milan in 1997, the club was left flying in the third position. However, his success was a big question mark following his departure from Inter Milan. His stint at Blackburn Rovers wasn’t quite pleasing and it ultimately resulted what we know. And the miseries didn’t stop there.
His spell as a Udinese manager was equally bad and his position was soon available for other candidates. Hodgson also tried his hand at managing international teams. His reign as the UAE manager was more than satisfactory. He led the team successfully through 2004 Asian Cup qualification. However, UAE decided to sack him in 2004 and the aftermath of the decision ultimately resulted in the team finishing in the bottom.