Editing Felix Magath (section)

===2014–2017: Return to management with Fulham and Shandong Luneng Taishan===
On 14 February 2014, [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] released a statement that Magath would be their new first team manager effective immediately on an eighteen-month contract.<ref name="Fulham hire Felix Magath after sacking Rene Meulensteen">{{cite news|title=Fulham hire Felix Magath after sacking Rene Meulensteen|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26200035|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=BBC Sports|date=14 February 2014}}</ref> Magath brought in [[Tomas Oral]] as first team coach and Werner Leuthard as the person in charge of conditioning while the club dismissed manager [[Rene Meulensteen]], assistant coach [[Ray Wilkins]], technical director [[Alan Curbishley]], and first team coaches Mick Priest and Jonathan Hill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pangallo |first1=Mark |title=Fulham sack five, hire two in Magath shake up |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-england-fulham/fulham-sack-five-hire-two-in-magath-shake-up-idUKL6N0LN4L720140218 |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=Reuters |date=18 February 2014}}</ref> The role was Magath's first in two years and at the time his only venture outside of his native Germany.<ref name="Magath confident of another Houdini act"/> Magath believed that he could save Fulham from relegation and that 12 matches was enough to save the club.<ref name="Magath confident of another Houdini act"/> Fulham played their first match under Magath on 22 February 2014.<ref name="West Brom 1 1 Fulham">{{cite news|title=West Brom 1 1 Fulham|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26202590|access-date=22 February 2014|publisher=BBC|date=22 February 2014}}</ref> The match ended in a 1–1 draw with [[Ashkan Dejagah]], Magath's former player at [[VfL Wolfsburg]], being the first Fulham goalscorer of Magath's tenure.<ref name="West Brom 1 1 Fulham"/> 

On 15 March, Fulham won their first match with Magath in charge against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], with [[Ashkan Dejagah|Dejagah]] being the lone scorer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fulham 1 0 Newcastle|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26493211|access-date=31 March 2014|newspaper=BBC Sports|date=15 March 2014}}</ref> Magath picked up four points from his first six matches and answered questions about a potential resignation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nordmann|first=Nils|title=Felix Magath wird schon nach Rücktritt gefragt|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/internationale-ligen/article126404375/Felix-Magath-wird-schon-nach-Ruecktritt-gefragt.html|access-date=31 March 2014|newspaper=Die Welt|date=31 March 2014|language=de}}</ref> On 3 May 2014, Fulham were relegated from the Premier League after a 4–1 loss to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Saj|title=Stoke 4 1 Fulham|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27168529|access-date=3 May 2014|publisher=BBC|date=3 May 2014}}</ref> Magath believed that Fulham could earn immediate promotion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Felix Magath – Fulham boss convinced side can win promotion|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28881324|access-date=21 August 2014|work=BBC Sports|date=21 August 2014}}</ref> He started the [[2014–15 Fulham F.C. season|2014–15 season]] with four consecutive losses to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Emons|first=Michael|title=Ipswich 2 1 Fulham|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28646535|access-date=21 August 2014|work=BBC Sports|date=9 August 2014}}</ref> [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fulham 0 1 Millwall|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28716431|access-date=21 August 2014|work=BBC Sports|date=16 August 2014}}</ref> [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Fulham 0 1 Wolves|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28767650|access-date=21 August 2014|work=BBC Sports|date=20 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Derby 5 1 Fulham|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28815106|access-date=23 August 2014|work=BBC Sports|date=23 August 2014}}</ref> On 18 September 2014 Magath was sacked as Fulham manager after a run of eleven league games without a win.<ref name="Felix Magath: Struggling Fulham sack boss">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29261059|title=Felix Magath: Struggling Fulham sack boss|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref> He finished with a record of four wins, four draws, and 12 losses.<ref name="Felix Magath – Soccerbase">{{cite web|title=Felix Magath|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1684|website=Soccerbase.com|publisher=CENTURYCOMM LIMITED|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>

After [[Gerald Baumgartner]] was sacked by [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]],<ref>{{cite news|title="Sehr gefährdet": Austria feuert Baumgartner|url=https://www.kicker.de/sehr-gefaehrdet_austria-feuert-baumgartner-623579/artikel|access-date=22 May 2015|publisher=kicker|date=22 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> Magath eventually became the "preferred" choice.<ref name="Austria: Thriller um Magath">{{cite news|title=Austria: Thriller um Magath|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/fussball-national/bundesliga/Austria-Thriller-um-Magath/189470173|access-date=22 May 2015|publisher=Österreich|date=22 May 2015|language=de}}</ref> [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] also offered Magath a contract.<ref name="Austria: Thriller um Magath"/> [[Thorsten Fink]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Absage an 96: Fink übernimmt Austria Wien|url=https://www.kicker.de/absage-an-96_fink-uebernimmt-austria-wien-628041/artikel|access-date=8 June 2016|publisher=kicker|date=28 May 2015|language=de}}</ref> and [[Dmitriy Alenichev]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Spartak Moskva " Manager history|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/spartak-moskva/9/|publisher=World Football|access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref> took the coaching jobs. He eventually took the job at [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]], replacing former [[Brazil national football team]] manager [[Mano Menezes]].<ref name="Felix Magath zieht es nach China">{{cite news|title=Felix Magath zieht es nach China|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/basketball-curry-verzichtet-auf-olympia-1.3025132|access-date=8 June 2016|work=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=8 June 2016|language=de}}</ref> He took the job on 8 June 2016.<ref name="Felix Magath zieht es nach China"/> He made his debut on 12 June 2016 in a 2–1 loss against [[Hebei China Fortune F.C.|Hebei China Fortune]].<ref name="Shandong Luneng Taishan - Termine – 2016">{{cite web|title=Shandong Luneng Taishan|url=https://www.kicker.de/shandong-luneng-taishan/spielplan/china-super-league/2016|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=13 June 2016|language=de}}</ref> His first win was a 2–1 win against [[Jiangsu Suning F.C.|Jiangsu Suning]] on 9 July 2016.<ref name="Shandong Luneng Taishan - Termine – 2016"/> Four days later, he got his second win against [[Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]], a 4–0 win.<ref name="Shandong Luneng Taishan - Termine – 2016"/>

He led Shandong throughout the [[2017 Chinese Super League]], finishing 6th, but left the club shortly after the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/magath-latest-big-name-foreign-coach-leave-chinese-054919089.html |title=Magath latest big-name foreign coach to leave Chinese club |publisher=[[Yahoo Sports]] |date=1 December 2017 |access-date=9 July 2020 |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314072008/https://sports.yahoo.com/magath-latest-big-name-foreign-coach-leave-chinese-054919089.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Magath beendet China-Abenteuer – sofort frei für neuen Job">{{cite news|title=Magath beendet China-Abenteuer – sofort frei für neuen Job|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article171148358/Magath-beendet-China-Abenteuer-sofort-frei-fuer-neuen-Job.html|access-date=1 December 2017|work=Die Welt|date=1 December 2017|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2017 Chinese Super League final standings">{{cite web|title=China " Super League 2017 " 30. Round|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/chn-super-league-2017-spieltag/30/|publisher=World Football|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref>