Editing Caretaker manager

{{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.

==Caretaker managers in Eastern Europe==
Caretaker managers in Eastern Europe are [[head coach]]es that carry prefix title '''performing duties''' or sometimes temporary performing duties. These managers do not have a required license ([[UEFA Pro Licence]]) to be full head coaches (managers) and oftentimes have a UEFA A License.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230606194928/https://clffu.org.ua/qualification Таблиця відповідностей ліцензій]". clffu.org.ua. Access date - 6 June 2023</ref>

Normally, caretaker manager duties performed by an assistant head coach, sometimes titled as a senior coach, once approved by the club. In case if whole head coaching office was dismissed, a caretaker or a caretaker manager would be appointed from outside of the club. The outside caretaker also may be appointed also instead of already employed a head coach assistant or a senior coach.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Caretaker managers in practice==
Famous examples include long-standing [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] assistant manager [[Stewart Houston]], who stepped in after [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] was abruptly sacked in the middle of the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]] season and guided the club to the [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1995 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]]. [[Tony Barton (footballer)|Tony Barton]] was appointed manager of [[Aston Villa]] after the departure of [[Ron Saunders]] and led the club to win the [[1982 European Cup Final]] after only three months in charge. Club Director [[Trevor Brooking]] was appointed caretaker manager of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] following [[Glenn Roeder]]'s illness at the end of the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]], then again following his dismissal early in the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]], Assistant manager [[Jorge Maciel (football manager)|Jorge Maciel]] stepped in as caretaker manager of [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] after [[Paulo Fonseca]] aggressively confronted [[Benoît Millot]] at the end of a 2–1 home win over Brest, he was send off and handed a suspension until 30 November that included the impossibility of sitting on his team's bench or entering their dressing room until 15 September.

==Permanent appointments==
If a caretaker manager proves to be particularly successful during their spell in charge, they are sometimes given the manager's job permanently. [[Glenn Roeder]] was appointed permanent manager of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] after having taken over as caretaker manager following [[Graeme Souness]]'s dismissal in 2006. This also occurred when [[Ricky Sbragia]] was given the [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] job permanently after [[Roy Keane]]'s resignation in November 2008 but he also resigned at the end of the season [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]]. This also happened in the [[2010–11 Premier League]]; on 8 January 2011, [[Roy Hodgson]] was sacked by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] after a run of poor results, and with Liverpool languishing in 12th place, [[Kenny Dalglish]] was appointed the caretaker manager of Liverpool for the remainder of the season. After an impressive run of results, which saw Liverpool rise to sixth in the table, Dalglish was appointed the permanent manager of Liverpool, on a three-year contract. In the [[2018–19 Premier League]]; on 18 December 2018, [[José Mourinho]] was sacked by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] after losing 3–1 against Liverpool, and with Manchester United in sixth place, former player [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] was appointed the caretaker manager of Manchester United for the rest of the season. After an impressive run of results, which saw Manchester United rise to fourth in the table and qualified for [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] quarter-finals, Solskjær was appointed permanent manager of Manchester United on 28 March 2019 on a three-year contract.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In Norway, a notable example occurred in [[Norwegian Premier League 2006|2006]] when [[Rosenborg BK]] coach [[Per-Mathias Høgmo]] announced he was taking a leave of absence in mid-season, citing health concerns. At the time, Rosenborg were ten points behind leaders [[S.K. Brann|SK Brann]]. His assistant [[Knut Tørum]] was appointed on a caretaker basis, and proceeded to lead Rosenborg to a furious comeback, clinching the league title with one match to spare. Høgmo announced his resignation two days after Rosenborg clinched, and Tørum was named permanent coach after the season.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In Ireland, [[Charlie McGeever]] was twice appointed caretaker manager of [[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]] in separate decades (1984–85 and 1995–96) before being given the job on a permanent basis; as permanent manager he led the club to the [[1999 FAI Cup Final]], which they narrowly lost to an injury time penalty [[Rebound (sports)|rebound]] after a three-match marathon.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/charlie-mcgeever-and-a-tale-of-cup-finals-world-cup-winners-and-ones-that-got-away/ |website=Donegal Sport Hub |title=Charlie McGeever and a tale of Cup finals, World Cup winners – and ones that got away|date=3 May 2020|access-date=3 May 2020|quote=McGeever, at 24, was installed as caretaker manager [of Finn Harps]… Just three days before Christmas in 1984, McGeever took charge of Harps for the first time.}}</ref>

In Italy, After Juventus fired [[Claudio Ranieri]] following a string of seven league games without a win in the [[Serie A 2008–09|2008–09 season]], [[Ciro Ferrara]] was named caretaker head coach of Juventus on 18 May 2009 for the remaining two weeks of the season, with the goal of maintaining second place in the league table, and the possibility of being appointed on a full-time basis for a longer period. In his two games as caretaker coach, he led Juventus to 3–0 and 2–0 wins over [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] and [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] respectively, thus ensuring a second-place finish over rivals [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]. Following these results, he emerged as a strong candidate for to take the job permanently for the next season. On 5 June 2009, Juventus formally announced his appointment as head coach for 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/NEWS_newseventi_34A125B2C4CD445788D4E8498A77FEBC.asp |language=it |publisher=Juventus FC |title=Ciro Ferrara è il nuovo allenatore della Juventus |access-date=5 June 2009 |date=5 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=653001&cc=5739|title=Juventus unveil Ferrara as new manager|date=5 June 2009|work=ESPN|access-date=4 January 2010|archive-date=10 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510074103/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=653001&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> After winning his first four league matches, Ferrara's fortunes changed after Juve failed to make the knockout stage of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] following a 4–1 defeat by [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] at home in a match where a draw would have awarded Juve the qualification to the following phase, despite a promising start to the campaign. Despite a win over [[Derby d'Italia]] rivals [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], Juve embarked on a losing streak over the winter, notably against minor teams such as [[Sicily|Sicilian]] side [[Catania Calcio|Catania]] and recently promoted [[A.S. Bari|Bari]]. Six days later, Juventus were knocked out of the [[Coppa Italia]] by Inter 2–1 at the [[San Siro]], leading the board of directors to ultimately sack Ferrara after weeks of speculation regarding his position, replacing him with [[Alberto Zaccheroni]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Juventus FC |language=it |title=Zaccheroni nuovo allenatore della Juventus |access-date=29 January 2010 |date=29 January 2010 |url=http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_24CA3FB221F04352B60AC7DAD8C7913E.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201135019/http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_24CA3FB221F04352B60AC7DAD8C7913E.asp |archive-date=1 February 2010}}</ref> In [[2011–12 Inter Milan season|2011–12 season]], Inter sacked Claudio Ranieri as head coach and [[Andrea Stramaccioni]] was promoted to the first team as caretaker coach,<ref>{{Cite news  | first = Pete  | last = O'Rourke  | title = Inter sack Ranieri  | url = http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11860/7629018/Inter-sack-Ranieri  | publisher = Sky Sports  | date = 26 March 2012 | access-date = 26 March 2012}}</ref> He led Inter to sixth place and a success in the [[Derby della Madonnina]] against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] that cost Inter's crosstown rivals the Serie A title; his results led club owner [[Massimo Moratti]] to confirm him as head coach for the [[2012–13 Inter Milan season|2012–13 season]], as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inter.it/it/news/58216|title=Moratti: "Stramaccioni, rinnovo per 3 anni"|date=29 May 2012|access-date=4 June 2014|publisher=Inter Milan|language=it|archive-date=26 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185622/http://www.inter.it/it/news/58216|url-status=dead}}</ref> The FIGC allowed Stramaccioni to sign the contract without a UEFA Pro Licence as he was admitted to 2012–13 coaching course in order to obtain the licence in June 2013. On 7 October 2012, Stramaccioni guided Inter to a 1–0 victory over Milan, On 3 November 2012, Stramaccioni guided Inter to a 3–1 away victory over the previous season's champions, [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]. After 14 months in charge of Inter and a difficult [[2012–13 Serie A]] campaign which saw them finish in 9th place and thus fail to qualify for Europe for the first time in 15 seasons, the club announced on 24 May 2013 that Stramaccioni had been sacked and replaced by [[Walter Mazzarri]].<ref>{{Cite web  | title = FC Internazionale club statement  | url = http://www.inter.it/en/news/42915  | publisher = Inter Milan  | date = 24 May 2013 | access-date = 24 May 2013 | archive-date = 7 June 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130607114237/http://www.inter.it/en/news/42915  | url-status = dead  }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Stramaccioni out, Mazzarri in at Inter  | url = http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1458790/andrea-stramaccioni-walter-mazzarri-inter-milan?cc=4716 | date = 24 May 2013 | access-date = 24 May 2013 |website=ESPN FC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608054852/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1458790/andrea-stramaccioni-walter-mazzarri-inter-milan |archive-date= 8 June 2013 }}</ref>

In Spain, On 30 October 2018, [[Julen Lopetegui]] was sacked as [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] coach after poor results, with the appointment of [[Santiago Solari]] as caretaker coach. After 14 days, Solari was given a permanent contract because in Spain no club was allowed to have a caretaker manager for more than two weeks. Later he was sacked and replaced by former teammate [[Zinedine Zidane]] for the second time.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In Germany, On 3 November 2019, [[Niko Kovač]] left [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] by mutual consent after a 5–1 loss to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], his assistant [[Hansi Flick]], promoted as interim coach. In his first match in charge, Bayern defeated [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]] 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League group stage on 6 November 2019. In April 2020, Bayern Munich appointed Flick as permanent coach with a contract until 2023. Flick successfully guided Bayern to win the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League, thus completing the continental treble for the second time in the club's history, the following season, he led Bayern to win the [[2020 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]].<ref name="USC">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0261-1074396bfc42-94e9a1874231-1000--bayern-win-super-cup-javi-martinez-heads-extra-time-winner-/ |title=Bayern win Super Cup: Javi Martínez heads extra-time winner against Sevilla |publisher=UEFA |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020202400/https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/2029141/postmatch/report/ |archive-date= 20 October 2020 }}</ref> He also led Bayern to win its first ever sextuple after winning [[2020 FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]] in February 2021 by defeating Mexican team [[Tigres UANL|Tigres]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bayern Munich win Club World Cup for sixth trophy in a year|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/11/bayern-munich-win-club-world-cup-for-sixth-trophy-of-season |date=11 February 2021 |access-date=11 February 2021|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref>

[[Rob Page]] temporarily appointed caretaker manager of [[Wales national football team|Wales national team]] after [[Ryan Giggs]] was arrested in 2020. later he named as Wales permanent manager in 2022.

On the other hand, [[Tony Parkes]] was appointed caretaker manager of [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on six separate occasions between 1986 and 2004, without ever being given the role in a permanent capacity. He is still yet to be given a permanent managerial role, also [[Voro (footballer)|Voro]] was appointed caretaker coach of [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] on seven separate occasions but he was appointed permanent head coach in 2016 until end of the season, [[Vicente del Bosque]] also appointed Real Madrid caretaker coach twice in 1994 and 1996.

==Notable successes==
In November 2007, [[Sandy Stewart (footballer)|Sandy Stewart]] led [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] to victory in the final of the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] in his only game in charge as caretaker manager.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2007 |title=Cup glory for Saints!!! |url=http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2300 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720082530/http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2300 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |website=St Johnstone FC}}</ref>

In the [[2007–08 Süper Lig|2007–08 season]], [[Cevat Güler]] won [[Süper Lig]] as [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]'s caretaker manager. He was in charge for the last five matches of the season due to [[Karl Heinz Feldkamp]]'s resignation.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In the [[2007 Hazfi Cup Final]], [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]]'s head coach, [[Luka Bonačić]] had travelled to his country, [[Croatia]] for personal reasons and was unavailable to manage the team in the second leg. [[Mansour Ebrahimzadeh]] who was assistant to Bonačić served as caretaker manager for that match. Sepahan won the match and the title.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

[[Guus Hiddink]] was caretaker manager of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2009, leading his team to the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Second leg 3|UEFA Champions League semi-final]], where they shut out [[FC Barcelona]] at [[Camp Nou]] and tied them back at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. The latter was later said as a very controversial game, particularly in decisions made by the referee [[Tom Henning Øvrebø]]. Chelsea would be later eliminated on away goals. He finished off his tenure with the team as they won the [[2009 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]]. The club was reported happy to have Hiddink as manager even on a temporary basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/How-Guus-Hiddink-will-leave-incoming-Chelsea-boss-Carlo-Ancelotti-a-fine-legacy-article26669.html|title=How Guus Hiddink will leave incoming Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti a fine legacy |first1=Martin |last1=Lipton  |website=Mirror Football |access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129232039/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/How-Guus-Hiddink-will-leave-incoming-Chelsea-boss-Carlo-Ancelotti-a-fine-legacy-article26669.html|archive-date=29 January 2012}}</ref>

[[Roberto Di Matteo]] won the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League]] and [[2012 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]] as caretaker manager of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2012, leading to him being appointed permanent manager on a two-year contract. He was sacked a few months into the new season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20423905|title=Roberto Di Matteo sacked by Chelsea after Juventus defeat|date=21 November 2012|access-date=8 May 2018|publisher=BBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212213348/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20423905|archive-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> being replaced by interim manager, [[Rafael Benítez]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20427966|title=Rafael Benitez replaces Roberto Di Matteo as Chelsea manager|date=21 November 2012|access-date=8 May 2018|publisher=BBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421000539/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20427966|archive-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> who led his team to victory in the [[2013 UEFA Europa League Final|Europa League]], as well as guiding the team to a third-place finish in the league,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2012-2013/table |title=English Premier League Table 2012-2013 |website=Statto.com |access-date=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821221615/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2012-2013/table |archive-date=21 August 2016 }}</ref> thus ensuring direct qualification for next year's Champions League. Benítez was not offered a contract as permanent manager, instead being replaced by [[José Mourinho]] who went back to Chelsea for a second term.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/06/03/jose-mourinho-chelsea|title=Chelsea hires Jose Mourinho as manager again|magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=3 June 2013 |access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710063355/https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/06/03/jose-mourinho-chelsea|archive-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>

[[Massimo Carrera]] won [[2012 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]] as caretaker manager of [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], after [[Antonio Conte]] and [[Angelo Alessio]] was banned for 10 month due to [[2011–12 Italian football match-fixing scandal]].

In September 2016, after [[Sam Allardyce]] resigned as [[England national football team|England]] manager after [[2016 English football scandal|allegations of malpractice]], [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21s]] manager [[Gareth Southgate]] was installed as interim manager for a period of four games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Allardyce: England manager leaves after one match in charge |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37483344 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 September 2016 |access-date=11 September 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927194600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37483344 |url-status=live }}</ref> Southgate was appointed as England manager permanently at the end of that period, and went on to lead the Three Lions to a 4th place finish at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] and consecutive runners-up placings at the [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]] and [[UEFA Euro 2024|2024]] editions of the [[UEFA European Championships|European Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjl6ekw562ro |title=How does Southgate's England manager record compare? |first=Michael |last=Emons |website=bbc.co.uk/sport |publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 July 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>

[[Atlético Madrid]] assistant manager [[Germán Burgos]] won the [[2018 UEFA Europa League Final|2018 UEFA Europa League]] and [[2018 UEFA Super Cup]] filled in as manager after [[Diego Simeone]] was given a four-match touchline ban in UEFA competitions following the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg.

Following elimination from the [[2018 World Cup]], assistant manager [[Lionel Scaloni]] was appointed caretaker of the [[Argentina national football team]], replacing compatriot [[Jorge Sampaoli]] who left by mutual consent. During his tenure, he led the national team to a 3rd place finish at the [[2019 Copa America]], and won the [[2021 Copa América]], the [[2022 Finalissima]], [[2022 World Cup]], and the [[2024 Copa America]].

In the [[2020–21 Bundesliga|2020–21 season]], [[Edin Terzić (footballer)|Edin Terzić]] won [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] as [[Borussia Dortmund]]'s caretaker manager.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} later he was appointed permanent manager of Borussia Dortmund in [[2022–23 Bundesliga|2022–23 season]].

In the [[2023–24 Serie B|2023–24 season]], [[Osian Roberts]] lead [[Como 1907]] finished 2nd in Serie B and promoted to Serie A as caretaker manager.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

==See also==
*[[Head coach]]

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