For three times, manager legend Claudio Ranieri has been back at Roma, the club he started as a player for about a thousand years ago. At that time, 73-year-old Ranieri was well underway with his retirement.
It was always thought that he would only lead Roma until the end of the season. Claudio Ranieri has been crystal clear that they will not be a new season like many, Roma have managed to persuade him to become a senior advisor.
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Claudio Ranieri himself does not know exactly what the position will entail. – But we at Sporten.com are convinced that it is always a good idea to have someone in the house who knows what a stamp costs.
Sky Sport has spoken to Claudio Ranieri, full stop – again.
Since then, Ranieri has had great success, but he emphasizes that he will retire after this season, when he will become a senior advisor at the Italian big club. “My time is over, it is appropriate to make room for the young. Football has given me so much, and I’ve had a lot of fun – I’ve been on the bench for a long time, and in the future it will be the benches in the parks”
“I’m going to be a senior advisor, and honestly, I don’t even know what that means”
Claudio Ranieri has throughout his coaching career been in charge of clubs such as Chelsea, Juventus, Napoli, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Leicester and Monaco.
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