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Roberto Mancini appointed Galatasaray manager

By on September 30, 2013
Roberto Mancini has come out of unemployment with Galatasaray appointing him their new manager

Roberto Mancini has come out of unemployment with Galatasaray appointing him their new manager

Roberto Mancini has been appointed manager of Galatasaray on a three-year contract, replacing Fatih Terim as the Turkish club’s fifth boss in four years.

Mancini was sacked by Manchester City at the end of the 2012/13 season despite leading the English club to their first ever Premier League title just a season earlier.  The Italian also won the 2010/11 FA Cup during his four year stay at the Etihad, yet was sacked because of his side’s poor showing in the Uefa Champions League, a competition which he never advanced past the group stage at City.
Galatasaray announced the 48-year-old as their new manager via their official Twitter account, and Mancini told the club’s Twitter feed: “I am very happy to come to a club as big as Galatasaray. The Galatasaray-Juventus match will be a happy coincidence for me.”

Although Galatasaray have spent a considerable amount of money on new signings over the past year or so, with both Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba moving to the Istanbul-based club, the Turkish champions have had a poor start to both their domestic and continental campaigns  Including a 6-1 drubbing by Real Madrid in the Champions League the club have only won one of their opening five Super Lig matches, leaving Mancini with a hard task ahead of him.  The former Lazio manager’s first match in charge will be against Juventus in the Champions League Group Stage, a tough opener for Mancini’s tired side.

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