Doha, Qatar: Al Sadd announced on Thursday the appointment of former Inter Milan and Italy manager Roberto Mancini as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
“This contract comes as part of the club management’s efforts to strengthen the technical staff with distinguished coaching expertise capable of achieving the team’s ambitions and continuing its run of success,” the Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions said in a statement.
The contract signing was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Khalid, CEO of Al Sadd Football Club, and Mohammed Ghanem Al Ali, Head of the Football Department.
Mancini, 60, returns to club management more than a year after leaving his position with the Saudi Arabia national team.
He takes charge of reigning Al Sadd, who currently sit sixth in the league standings with 14 points from nine matches — eight adrift of leaders Al Gharafa.
The Italian tactician enjoyed his most successful spell with Inter Milan, where he guided the club to three Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia crowns, and two Supercoppa Italiana triumphs between 2004 and 2008.
Mancini also led Italy to victory at UEFA Euro 2020 and famously managed Manchester City to their first-ever Premier League title in the 2011–12 season.
