Saudi national soccer team coach Mancini sacked after 14 months due to poor performance

8 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses in 20 games… The win rate is only 40%

Roberto Mancini sacked as head coach of Saudi Arabia national football team

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Youngho Lee = Saudi Arabian national soccer team coach Roberto Mancini (59, Italy) suffered the bitter taste of dismissal 14 months after taking the helm due to poor performance.

The Saudi Arabian Football Association announced on the 25th (Korean time) through the national football team’s social network service (SNS), “The contract relationship with Coach Mancini has ended by mutual agreement.”

Accordingly, Coach Mancini, who took over as head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team on August 28th of last year (Korean time), left after one year and two months with a disappointing record of 8 wins, 7 draws, and 5 losses (40% win rate) in 20 A matches.

Coach Mancini is a world-class leader who led the Italian national team to victory at the 2020 European Football Championship (Euro 2020) in 2018.

Previously, he led Inter Milan (Italy) to three consecutive Italian Serie A titles (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 seasons), and took charge of Manchester City (England), winning the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2011-2012 season and 2010. -He also won the FA Cup in the 2011 season.

Saudi Arabia national football team announces the dismissal of coach Roberto Mancini

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Meanwhile, Coach Mancini suddenly resigned from his position as head coach of the Italian national team on August 13 last year, and surprised fans by taking over as head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team two weeks later.

Mancini’s annual salary was not disclosed, but it was reported that it ranges from 25 million euros (approximately 37.3 billion won) to a maximum of 30 million euros (44.8 billion won), making it estimated that he receives the highest salary among soccer managers around the world.

However, coach Mancini, who transformed himself into the Saudi Arabian national team coach, had an uneasy start.

Coach Mancini lost 1-3 in his debut game as head coach against Costa Rica on September 9 last year, and also fell 0-1 in the second game against Korea under coach Jurgen Klinsmann on the 13th.

In particular, Coach Mancini faced Korea again in the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held on January 31 this year, and after a bloody 120-minute overtime, the team drew 1-1, then lost 2-4 in a penalty shootout and was eliminated. caused disappointment to Saudi Arabian fans.

Moreover, Coach Mancini was criticized by fans for leaving the stadium without watching the penalty shootout against Korea until the end.

As the Saudi Arabian national team fell to third place with 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss in Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian region third qualifying round, public opinion over Coach Mancini’s dismissal boiled over, and the Saudi Arabian Football Association ultimately chose to part ways with coach Mancini. .

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2024/10/25 06:04 Sent