Claudio Ranieri was appointed first-team supervisor at Leicester, on this present day in 2015.
Ranieri took over on the King Power Stadium after an 11-year Premier League absence following his dismissal at Chelsea in 2004 however was appointed by the Foxes on a three-year contract.
The appointment got here after earlier boss Nigel Pearson was sacked Leicester in July 2015 following a fallout between membership and supervisor.
Ranieri, then 63 years outdated, took his sixteenth place in soccer administration and his reign was remembered for the Foxes’ shock Premier League title-winning marketing campaign within the 2015-16 season.
Less than a yr after being appointed, Ranieri had guided Leicester to their first-ever English league title and he was counseled for his efforts by being named FIFA greatest males’s coach in 2016.
Despite the heroics within the 2015-16 season, Leicester and Ranieri struggled the next season and have been knocked out of the Champions League within the round-of-16 stage.
Ranieri was sacked by Leicester in February 2017 with the membership in seventeenth place and only one level above the relegation zone.
After being axed as boss, Ranieri stated: “After the euphoria of last season and being crowned champions, all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester. Sadly this was not to be.
“The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever. My heartfelt thanks to everybody at the club, everybody who was part of what we achieved, but mostly to the supporters.”
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk