Editing Fatih Terim (section)

=== Fiorentina ===
Terim moved from Galatasaray to the Italian [[Serie A]], signing a one-year contract with [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]. His aggressive style of football and his tense relationship with club president and owner [[Vittorio Cecchi Gori]] made Terim popular among Fiorentina fans. With new boys Brazilian [[Leandro Amaral]] and Portugal's [[Nuno Gomes]] doing well up front, with a steadier defence and with Portuguese playmaker [[Rui Costa]] blossoming under Terim's constant praise and encouragement Fiorentina became a strong team in Italy. The league wins against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] (4–0), [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] and holding [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] to a 3–3 draw came in a fortnight when the [[Florence]] club cruised into the final of the [[2000–01 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] eliminating Milan 4–2 on aggregate. Despite his poor start in the [[UEFA Cup]] (eliminated 5-3 on agg. by [[FC Tirol Innsbruck|Tirol Innsbruck]] in the [[2000–01 UEFA Cup first round|first round]]), Terim had managed to communicate something of himself to both his players and to the club's demanding fans. Even as Cecchi Gori was beginning to count the cost of sacking him, the fans made it clear that they were on the side of Terim.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agnew |first1=Paddy |title=Tide turns for fiery Terim at Fiorentina |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tide-turns-for-fiery-terim-at-fiorentina-1.1121913 |access-date=18 January 2022 |agency=The Irish Times |date=19 December 2000}}</ref>

However, later he announced that he would not renew his contract by the end of the season, because Cecchi Gori did not intend to make the investments that he requested. The team's performance declined significantly from then on because of his continuing clashes with Cecchi Gori led Terim to resign on 26 February 2001, before the season ended. Fiorentina director general [[Giancarlo Antognoni]], one of the greatest players in the club's history, also resigned along with Terim's entire coaching staff, despite the fact that Cecchi Gori had begged him to stay.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alberto |first1=Costa |title="Io, bandiera viola per sempre La fedeltà conta più dei trofei" |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/febbraio/11/bandiera_viola_per_sempre_fedelta_co_9_110211104.shtml |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Corriere Della Sera |agency=Corriere Della Sera |date=11 February 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150316171302/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/febbraio/11/bandiera_viola_per_sempre_fedelta_co_9_110211104.shtml |archive-date=16 March 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mancini suffers Fiorentina hitch |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1191217.stm |access-date=18 January 2022 |agency=BBC |date=27 February 2001}}</ref>

The Romanian football legend [[Gheorghe Hagi]] praised his work in [[Florence]]: "In five months he built up a phenomenal side at Fiorentina. Name me another foreigner capable of that. He's extraordinary – he could coach any side."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/interviews/gheorghe_hagi_interview_55859.html|publisher=World Soccer Magazine|title=Gheorghe Hagi|year=2000|access-date=22 March 2009|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629151655/http://www.worldsoccer.com/interviews/gheorghe_hagi_interview_55859.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior his leave from Florence there were rumours that Terim would join Milan next season.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Berlusconi's Team, 1-1 Draw Is Stuff of Tragedy : AC Milan Falls Short Of 'Glory' Against PSG |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/16/sports/IHT-for-berlusconis-team-11-draw-is-stuff-of-tragedy-ac-milan-falls.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=16 February 2001 |access-date=14 January 2022|last1=Berlin |first1=Peter }}</ref>