Editing Claudio Ranieri (section)

===Early years in Italy===
His managerial career started in [[Vigor Lamezia]] where he led them to a 12 match unbeaten run and took them to the top of the table. He later resigned for refusing to use the players that were brought by an agent close to the president. After initially coaching amateur side [[Vigor Lamezia]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/29/claudio-ranieri-gentle-man-leicester-city-premier-league|title=Claudio Ranieri: a gentle and principled man on the verge of immortality|last=Bandini|first=Nicky|date=29 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="defends">{{cite news|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2015-2016/leicester-boss-claudio-ranieri-defends-his-career_sto5444905/story.shtml |title=Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri defends his career |work=Football Italia|via=Eurosport.com |date=16 April 2016 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> Ranieri's first managerial position was at [[Campania Puteolana]], a small team in [[Pozzuoli]]. He took charge there in 1987. However, it was at [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] that he made his name as a manager. After joining the club in 1988, he helped the team to gain promotion to [[Serie A]] from the third division [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]] in successive seasons, also winning the [[Coppa Italia Serie C]] in 1989.<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="defends"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-italia.net/91948/ranieri-%E2%80%98cagliari-my-best-achievement%E2%80%99 |title=Ranieri: 'Cagliari my best achievement' |publisher=Football Italia |date=24 September 2016 |access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref> At Cagliari, his team were known for their fluid tactical system, which enabled the team to change their shape and switch between different formations throughout the course of a single match.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

From 1991, Ranieri managed for two seasons at [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], who were facing financial difficulties at the time. Despite finishing in fourth place in [[1991–92 Serie A|Serie A]], and qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], he won no silverware during his spell with the club. During his [[1992–93 Serie A|second season]] in charge of Napoli, he was dismissed by the club's owner at the time, Corrado Ferlaino, following the team's elimination in the second round of the [[1992–93 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], despite the club's notable 5–1 away victory over [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] in the first round of the tournament.<ref name="defends"/><ref name=Proud>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/mar/30/football.newsstory6 |title=Proud man walking |newspaper=The Guardian |author1=Ed Vulliamy |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=vince>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Juventus/06-06-2009/ranieri-che-va-50496273605.shtml |title=Ranieri che va squadra che vince |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |author1=Tancredi Palmeri |date=6 June 2009 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=calcio>{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/12/27/napoli-simoni-all-italiana-questo.html |title=NAPOLI & SIMONI ' ALL' ITALIANA, QUESTO E' CALCIO' |newspaper=La Repubblica |language=it |author1=CORRADO SANNUCCI |date=27 December 1996 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> He did, however, introduce [[Gianfranco Zola]] to the first team to replace the suspended star [[Diego Maradona]], who had recently left the club,<ref name="Profile"/><ref name=Proud/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/01/sports/world-cup-94-after-second-test-maradona-is-out-of-world-cup.html |title=WORLD CUP '94;After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup |newspaper=The New York Times |author1=Sam Howe Verhovek |date=1 July 1994 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> as well as [[Daniel Fonseca]], whom he played alongside veteran striker [[Careca]] in the team's front line.<ref name="Chelsea hot seat"/><ref name="Profile"/><ref name=vince/><ref name=calcio/>

Ranieri joined [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in [[1993–94 AC Fiorentina season|1993]], gaining promotion to Serie A after winning the [[1993–94 Serie B]] title in his first season in charge of the [[Florence]]-based side.<ref name="Calciomercato">{{cite web |url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/fiorentina-della-valle-cambia-idea-su-ranieri-149758 |title=Fiorentina: Della Valle cambia idea su Ranieri? |publisher=Calciomercato.com |language=it |date=14 May 2014 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city/12149043/Leicester-City-top-of-the-Premier-League-but-can-Claudio-Ranieri-finally-win-a-title.html |title=Leicester City top of the Premier League – but can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title? |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |author1=Jonathan Liew |date=9 February 2016 |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> He subsequently had success in Serie A, winning the [[Coppa Italia]] and [[Supercoppa Italiana]] in 1996,<ref name="Calciomercato"/><ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/> and along with the offensive talents of [[Gabriel Batistuta]], [[Rui Costa]] and [[Francesco Baiano]], he helped the club to go on a 15-match unbeaten run during the [[1995–96 Serie A]] season, which saw the team hold second place for several months behind league leaders [[AC Milan|Milan]]; Fiorentina lost five of their last nine league games, however, and eventually finished the season in fourth place.<ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/> The [[1996–97 Serie A|next season]] was less successful, as Fiorentina finished in a disappointing ninth place in the league, although the team managed to reach the semi-finals of the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], losing out to eventual champions [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].<ref name="defends"/><ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/>