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Napoli appoint Rudi Garcia as new head coach following Luciano Spalletti exit

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Serie A champions Napoli confirm the appointment of Rudi Garcia as their new head coach following the departure of Luciano Spalletti.
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Serie A champions Napoli have confirmed the appointment of Rudi Garcia as their new head coach.

The 59-year-old replaces Luciano Spalletti, who left the Partenopei to take a sabbatical after successfully steering the club to their first Scudetto in 33 years in the 2022-23 season.

The likes of Paris Saint-Germain boss Christophe Galtier and former Spain manager Luis Enrique had emerged as potential candidates for the vacancy earlier this month, but Garcia has been chosen to succeed Spaletti in the Napoli hotseat.

Napoli issued a brief statement on their official website to confirm Garcia's appointment, and they are yet to disclose the length of the Frenchman's contract.

Following the club's unveiling of Garcia as their new boss, president Aurelio De Laurentiis tweeted: "I am pleased to announce that, after having known him for the last 10 days, Mr Rudi Garcia will be the new coach of Napoli.

"To him, the most sincere welcome and a good luck wish."

Garcia also took to Twitter to react to his appointment, adding: "What a pleasure to join Napoli's project. What a pleasure to return to Italy.

"I am motivated and ambitious, now more than ever, to continue to bring up the colours of the Italian Champions."

Garcia steps back into management just two months after leaving his role as head coach at Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Nassr.

The Frenchman briefly coached five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo during his time in charge of the Middle Eastern club, who finished second in the Saudi Pro League table and four points behind champions Al-Ittihad.

Garcia previously managed in Ligue 1 with both Marseille and Lyon between 2016 and 2021 and was a runner-up with the former in the 2017-18 Europa League final to winners Atletico Madrid.

The Nemours-born coach's most notable year in management was with Lille in the 2010-11 campaign when he won the Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France, and was subsequently named Manager of the Season.

Garcia's only previous job in Italy was a two-and-a-half-year stint with Roma, where he won 61, drew 34 and lost 23 of his 118 games in charge before being sacked in October 2016 and replaced by Spalletti.

Napoli will be in Pot 1 for the group-stage draw of next season's Champions League and will be regarded as one of the frontrunners to secure another Scudetto title.

Garcia is set to embark on a busy summer transfer window, with the futures of a number of key players including Victor Osimhen and Kim Min-jae believed to be uncertain. body check tags ::

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1Napoli139222091129
2Atalanta BCAtalanta1391334161828
3Inter Milan1384131141728
4Fiorentina1384127101728
5Lazio1391328141428
6Juventus136702171425
7AC Milan125432014619
8Bologna124621516-118
9Udinese135261619-317
10Empoli133731011-116
11Torino134361619-315
12Roma133461418-413
13Parma132651721-412
14Hellas VeronaHellas Verona134091732-1512
15CagliariCagliari132561424-1011
16Genoa132561124-1311
17Como132471325-1210
18Monza131661116-59
19Lecce12237521-169
20VeneziaVenezia122281121-108
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