Editing Caretaker manager (section)

{{Short description|Coach temporary in charge of a team}}
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[[File:2022 Hansi Flick (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|202px|[[Hansi Flick]] temporarily served as the interim manager of 
[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2019, following the resignation of [[Niko Kovač]]. He was eventually promoted to permanent manager.]]

In [[association football]]ing terms, a '''caretaker manager''' or '''interim manager''' is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a [[football team]], usually when the regular [[Manager (association football)|manager]] is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker manager may also be appointed if the regular manager is suspended, ill, has a suspected [[contagious disease]] (e.g. [[COVID-19]]) or is unable to attend to their usual duties. Examples of caretaker managers are [[Jordi Roura]], [[Angelo Alessio]], [[Massimo Carrera]], [[Germán Burgos]], [[Davide Ancelotti]], [[Rob Page]] and [[Jorge Maciel (football manager)|Jorge Maciel]]. Caretaker managers are normally appointed at short notice from within the club, usually the assistant manager, a senior coach, or an experienced player.