Claudio Ranieri

Who is Claudio Ranieri?

Claudio Ranieri (Italian: [ˈklaudjo raˈnjeːri, -ˈnjɛː-]; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football executive and former manager and player who is the technical director of the Italy national team and is also the president of Club Italia. Ranieri began his managerial career in the lower leagues in Italy during the late 1980s, making his name at Cagliari, whom he took from Serie C1 up to Serie A in successive seasons. In 1993, he joined Fiorentina, and immediately led them to Serie A promotion, also winning the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1996, before moving to Spain in 1997 to manage Valencia and then Atlético Madrid. With Valencia, he won a Copa del Rey and an UEFA Intertoto Cup, and helped the club to lay new foundations that led them to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

In 2000, Ranieri moved to England to become head coach at Chelsea.

Historical significance

As manager of Leicester City, he won the 2015–16 Premier League, a feat regarded as one of the greatest shocks in sporting history. He subsequently managed Napoli, with which he qualified for the UEFA Cup, only to be dismissed the following season.