Before Spalletti, coaches decided to leave their clubs despite winning titles
Football coaches leave their clubs and choose to resign despite achieving success and surprise fans with their sudden decisions, like Napoli’s coach Luciano Spalletti who decided to quit after winning the Italian league.
Coaches’ motives for leaving their clubs immediately after success vary between the need for rest and internal problems, which they refuse to reveal to the public until years later, and some of them no doubt get funding. Promotes incentives or sports programs of other clubs.
Heynckes leaves despite trilogy
Legendary coach Jupp Heynckes has left Bayern Munich, leaving behind a great legacy for the Bavarians who achieved a historic treble, the German League, the German Cup and the European Champions League in 2013, a historic feat. The club occasionally reached out, but he decided to leave the ship immediately upon the expiry of his contract, citing his age (67) at the time.
His successor, Guardiola, is leaving the same way
Spaniard Pep Guardiola replaced Heynckes in charge of Bayern Munich after back-to-back wins with Barcelona, appointing him to continue their pursuit of gold, so he did until 2016 when he tearfully decided to walk out during the title celebrations. and King’s Cup, and wanted to gain a new experience in the English Premier League with Manchester City.
Luis Enrique looks for relief
In 2017, FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted that he needed to take a break, after a season in which he won the King’s Cup title, and after a historic season in which he achieved glory by winning the European Champions. League. He entered the list of historic coaches at the Catalan club, but the result was sad for him, after he sent a touching message to the fans, in which he said: “I spent 3 unforgettable years.”
Zidane and escape towards normal life
Real Madrid fans did not expect their historic coach, Zinedine Zidane, to leave them immediately after achieving unprecedented historical achievements, as he announced his retirement from coaching after reaching the Champions League in 2018. Absent from the training scene despite offers and trials from dozens of clubs.
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