Claudio Ranieri has been appointed the new manager of Fulham following Slavisa Jokanovic’s sacking, the Premier League club have confirmed.Jokanovic leaves with the Craven Cottage club bottom of the Premier League table having won just a single of their 12 matches to date.
Shahid Khan today announced that he has appointed Claudio Ranieri as Manager of Fulham Football Club, replacing Slavia Jokanovi. https://t.co/BUE1vNnvaO pic.twitter.com/pfxS97ONPG— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) November 14, 2018His final game was Sunday’s 2-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield, which left the Cottagers three points off safety.Ranieri, 67, has been handed a multi-year contract. This is his first job in English football since guiding Leicester to the Premier League title in 2015/16 before being sacked in February 2017.The Italian said: “It is an honour to accept Mr. Khans invitation and opportunity to lead Fulham, a fantastic club with tradition and history. “The objective at Fulham should never be to merely survive in the Premier League. We must at all times be a difficult opponent and should expect to succeed.“This Fulham squad has exceptional talent that is contrary to its position in the table. I know this team is very capable of better performances, which we will work on straight away as we prepare for Southampton at the Cottage.”The match against fellow relegation battlers Saints is in a week-and-a-half, on Saturday, November 24.Shahid Khan, the Fulham chairman, added: “I wasnt anticipating having to make this announcement related to Slavisa and wish the circumstances were such that I didnt have to, but our path this season has led me to make what I know is the correct decision, at the right time, for our players, the Club and our supporters.
1Claudio Ranieri's Premier League Record
Matches: 209Wins: 104Draws: 55Losses: 50Goals for: 354Goals against: 221Ranieri’s first taste of English football came with Chelsea between 2000 and 2004, when he guided the club to a Champions League semi-final and an FA Cup final.Prior to his spell at Stamford Bridge, he masterminded successive promotions with Italian club Cagliari, reaching Serie A in 1989.Then after time spent with Napoli and Fiorentina, the Italian moved to Spain where he won theUEFA Intertoto Cup and Copa del Rey with Valencia and briefly took charge of Atletico Madrid.His four years at Stamford Bridge were followed by spells in Italy with Parma, Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan, before success in France with Monaco.Ranieri won Ligue 2 with the French club in 2012/13 and then finished second in Ligue 1 the following year.Either side of his famous time with Leicester, Ranieri briefly coached Greece and French club Nantes.Fulham have sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with Claudio Ranieri, who guided Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016. Jokanovic makes way with the Cottagers sitting bottom of the Premier League table with five points from 12 matches.
Fulham sack manager Jokanovic, appoint Claudio Ranieri | Sport24
Welcome back to the Premier League, Ranieri. Fulham have sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with Claudio Ranieri, who guided Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016.
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Fulham have sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with former Premier League-winning boss Claudio Ranieri. Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic and appoint
Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic, appoint Claudio Ranieri as new
Premier League: Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic, former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri as new manager Description: English Premier League: Fulham have announced the appointment of former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri as the new manager, sacking Slavisa Jokanovic after a poor run of results in the league.
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Fulham owner Shahid Khan this morning announced that they have parted company with Slavisa Jokanovic and appointed Claudio Ranieri. The former Leicester boss has been out of management since he was sacked by the club who he took to the Premier League title against all the odds. Read More
Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic and appoint Claudio Ranieri
Fulham announce the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as their new manager after sacking Slavisa Jokanovic. Jokanovic oversaw Fulham's return to the Premier League for the first time since 2013-14
Fulham have sacked Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced the Serbian with former Chelsea and Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri. The Italian is the first new appointment since the start of the season in the Premier League.
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Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic and appoint Claudio Ranieri
Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic and appoint Claudio Ranieri
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