Claudio Ranieri has introduced that he’ll retire from membership administration having helped Cagliari keep away from relegation from Serie A.
The 72-year-old has taken cost of 18 membership sides and had a short stint as Greece boss in a managerial profession that spans nearly 4 a long time again to 1986.
He’s most well-known for main Leicester Metropolis to the Premier League title in 2015-16, when the membership had been rated as 5,000-1 underdogs firstly of the marketing campaign.
Cagliari had already secured their Serie A standing going into Ranieri’s final match within the dugout, a 3-2 residence defeat by Fiorentina on Thursday.
Talking earlier than the sport, he told Sky Sport Italia:, external “I’ve completed my profession as a membership coach.”
The Italian added that he may take a global job if it appealed to him.
Ranieri was emotional in his last Cagliari recreation as followers chanted his title earlier than kick-off and gave him a standing ovation, whereas a banner displayed the message ‘Everlasting gratitude to an amazing man’.
This season he has cemented his standing as an amazing on the membership, who had been enjoying in Italy’s third tier when Ranieri arrived for his first spell in 1988.
Having inherited a facet preventing relegation, he helped the membership to consecutive promotions after which top-flight security earlier than heading to Fiorentina after which the likes of Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus, Inter Milan and Monaco.
On his return in January 2023 Cagliari had been twelfth in Serie B however went on to safe promotion by way of the play-offs – coming from two targets all the way down to beat Parma within the semi-final and successful the ultimate in opposition to Bari with a stoppage-time objective within the second leg.
Ranieri has additionally managed Roma and Valencia twice and in a put up on X, previously often called Twitter, the Spanish membership wrote: “Probably the most beloved coaches within the historical past of Valencia CF is retiring. Claudio Ranieri, we want you the perfect. Thanks for the whole lot.”
One other of his former golf equipment, Napoli, additionally commented on social media, saying: “Thanks for the whole lot, Ranieri. A real skilled and a person of such noble values.”