The worst countries in Europe for a football manager

Dimitris Kontos 7 years ago 3.2k
Cesare Prandelli lost jobs both in Turkey and in Spain during the last year. AFP

An UEFA report released on Thursday illustrates how precarious the job of a football manager is in every single European country.

The report, which compiles data up to last year, demonstrates that It is virtually impossible for a coach in Turkey or Romania to hold on to their job for long, as 94% of clubs in those two countries parted ways with their managers during the course of the 2014/15 season.

The five major leagues fare better in terms of job security, as only 40% of Premier League clubs fired their manager during the same period.  

The Serie A had a much higher rate, as 65% of clubs changed their coach while in the German Bundesliga it was 56%.

In the Spanish La Liga it was only 50% in that season, albeit this season there are already eight coaching changes in the Spanish so it is on course for an increase.

French Ligue 1 was the most coach-friendly among the five big leagues, with only 25% of clubs changing their coach during that same season.

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