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===First spell in Spain=== In 1997, Ranieri moved to Spain to take over at Valencia.<ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3786219.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=Valencia appoint Ranieri |date=8 June 2004 |access-date=30 April 2010}}</ref> He was the coach from 1997 to 1999 and guided Valencia to a fourth-place finish in [[La Liga]], achieving [[UEFA Champions League]] qualification in [[1998–99 La Liga|1999]]; he also won the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in [[1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1998]], and the [[Copa del Rey]] in [[1999 Copa del Rey Final|1999]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/> After his first spell, Ranieri left the club in 1999 a popular man, and has been credited for putting Valencia on the track to subsequent success in the Champions League and La Liga, despite initially sitting in the lower half of the table upon his arrival. Under Ranieri, Valencia were known for their efficiency and defensive solidity in his tactically rigorous [[4–4–2 formation]], as well as their use of high pressing to win back possession, and their ability to score from counter-attacks.<ref name="Chelsea hot seat"/><ref name=Proud/><ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/> He was responsible for the development of several youth players at the club, among them [[Claudio López (footballer)|Claudio López]], [[Gaizka Mendieta]], [[Miguel Ángel Angulo]] and [[Javier Farinós]]. Ranieri also signed some players who would become highly successful at the [[Mestalla Stadium|Mestalla]], among them goalkeeper [[Santiago Cañizares]].<ref name="can Claudio Ranieri finally win a major title"/> Ranieri subsequently signed for [[Atlético Madrid]] in 1999; during his time as the club's coach, the team went into [[Administration (law)|administration]] and struggled on the pitch.<ref name="Chelsea hot seat"/> Nearing the brink of relegation, Ranieri resigned before he could be dismissed by the Atlético president [[Jesús Gil]], who was well known for dismissing coaches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atleticopedia.atleticomadrid.de/en/index.php/Ranieri_Resigns_as_Atletico_Madrid_Coach |title=Ranieri Resigns as Atletico Madrid Coach - Atléticopedia |access-date=4 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070614180049/http://atleticopedia.atleticomadrid.de/en/index.php/Ranieri_Resigns_as_Atletico_Madrid_Coach |archive-date=14 June 2007}}</ref> Ranieri had a talented squad at his disposal containing such players as [[José Francisco Molina|Jose Molina]], [[Joan Capdevila]], [[Ruben Baraja]], [[Santiago Solari]], [[Kiko (footballer, born 1972)|Kiko]], [[Juan Carlos Valeron]] and [[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1999-2000/laliga/amadrid.htm|title=FootballSquads - Atlético Madrid - 1999/00}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/atletico-madrid/2000/2/|title = Atlético Madrid - Squad 1999/2000| date=21 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1999-007.html|title = Squad of Atlético de Madrid 1999-00 First Division}}</ref> Atlético would indeed go on to be relegated at the end of the [[1999–2000 La Liga|season]].<ref name="Chelsea hot seat"/>
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