Mark Van Bommel (Wolfsburg) – October 24, 2021.Sacked/departed Bundesliga managers in 2021-22 The fourth Serie A manager to be given the chop was Genoa coach Davide Ballardini, who was sacked on November 6 and replaced by Ukraine legend Andriy Shevchenko. The third manager of the season to be sacked in Serie A was Fabrizio Castori, who was given his marching orders after matchday eight with Salernitana bottom of the table on four points. He lasted less than seven months in the job and was replaced by Walter Mazzarri. On the same day, Cagliari coach Leonardo Semplici was also sacked after taking just one point from his first three games.
The former Roma boss had only been appointed in the summer but was dismissed after losing his first three games of the season. The first manager of the 2021-22 Serie A season to be sacked was Eusebio Di Francesco. Davide Ballardini (Genoa) – November 6, 2021.Fabrizio Castori (Salernitana) – October 17, 2021.Leonardo Semplici (Cagliari) – September 14, 2021.Eusebio Di Francesco (Verona) – September 14, 2021.Sacked/departed Serie A managers in 2021-22 He was replaced by club legend Xavi.Įlche's Fran Escriba was sacked in November with his side 18th in the table, having been thumped 3-0 at home by Real Betis in a one-sided affair. Near the end of October, one of the biggest names in European football lost his job, when Ronald Koeman was sacked by Barcelona afer picking up just four wins from his first 10 league games of the season. The former legendary Real Madrid and Spain midfielder was in his second spell at the club as boss but lasted only eight matches with Getafe bottom of the league. Paco was axed after three-and-a-half years at the club with the club sitting in the relegation zone with no wins from their first eight matches of the season.Ī day later, Getafe coach Michel was also given his marching orders. The first manager of the 2021-22 Spanish Primera Division season to be sacked was Levante coach Paco Lopez. Fran Escriba (Elche) - November 21, 2021.Ronald Koeman (Barcelona) – October 27, 2021.Sacked/departed La Liga managers in 2021-22 The Norwegian had spent much of his near three years in charge doing just enough to dodge the sack only for his luck to run out after a run of five Premier League defeats in seven games. Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer departed immediately after the November transfer window closed following a stunning 4-1 loss against Watford. The following day, there was another Premier League managerial casualty as Aston Villa coach Dean Smith was sent packing after a poor start to the season. Oddly enough, it came right after the club's first Premier League win of the season, when Farke's side beat Brentford 2-1. Shortly after Spurs made a managerial change, so too did Norwich when they sacked Daniel Farke on Saturday, November 6. The Portuguese had left Wolves at the end of last season before joining Spurs, but failed to impress at Spurs and was given his marching orders with the Lilywhites eighth in the league at the time. Nuno was the third Premier League boss to be fired, lasting just 10 games as Tottenham boss before being shown the door on November 1. Bruce was sacked by Newcastle following their Saudi-led takeover on October 20.īruce spent two years as Newcastle boss but the new owners, the richest in world football, were naturally looking for a more high-profile manager. The second manager to be sacked in the Premier League came as no surprise to anyone. Xisco was replaced by veteran Italian coach Claudio Ranieri, who famously led Leicester to the Premier League title in 2015-16.
He was dismissed just seven games into the new campaign with the club sitting in 15th position. Claudio Ranieri replaced sacked Watford coach Xisco Munoz