US EditionEx-Italy Coach Roberto Mancini Taking Charge of Qatar Club Al-Sadd
Roberto Mancini returns to club management with Al-Sadd on a 2.5-year deal as the club aims to improve from sixth place, 8 points behind league leaders Al-Gharafa.
- On Thursday, Al‑Sadd appointed former Inter Milan and Italy boss Roberto Mancini as manager on a two‑and‑a‑half‑season deal.
- The 60‑year‑old Mancini returns to management after more than a year out, having been without a team since leaving his Saudi Arabia national team head coach post in October last year.
- At club level, Mancini won multiple domestic titles with Inter Milan in his first spell, securing three Serie A, two Coppa Italia, and two Supercoppa trophies, and led Italy national team to the 2020 European Championship and Manchester City to their first Premier League crown.
- Al‑Sadd currently sit sixth in the league, trailing leaders by eight points after nine matches, creating an urgent task for new manager Roberto Mancini.
- Financial terms of the appointment were not disclosed by the Qatar Stars League champion Al‑Sadd, and the undisclosed deal follows a high-profile signing that could reshape expectations.
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Roberto Mancini announced as new coach of Qatar’s Al-Sadd
Qatari club Al-Sadd on Thursday announced that they had hired former Manchester City and Italy boss Roberto Mancini as their new coach. "Roberto Mancini has signed as Al-Sadd's coach for 2.5 seasons," the club posted on social media, alongside photos of Mancini, with pen in hand and also holding a club shirt with his name on the back. "Benvenuto Signor Mancini," posted the club, which gave no financial details about the deal, using the Italian w…
Italian football expert Roberto Mancini is the new coach of Al Sadd, the Qatari club announced.
The Italian coach with tenures at City, Inter, Lazio and the Italian national team signed a 2.5-year deal with the Qatari team
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Ex-Italy coach Roberto Mancini taking charge of Qatar club Al-Sadd
Roberto Mancini has been appointed the coach of Qatari side Al-Sadd. The club announced his two-and-a-half year contract on Thursday. Mancini has been without a team since leaving his role with Saudi Arabia’ in October last year. He won the…
Italy's former national coach Roberto Mancini has again taken on a job in Arab football. The soon-to-be 61-year-old Italian is now working as head coach for the Qatari club Al-Sadd. According to a report from the club, Mancini has received a two-year contract. Most recently Mancini had been in charge of the Saudi Arabian national team. The cooperation had ended just over a year ago after only 14 months. In his home country, Mancini has achieved …
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