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Italian Champions Napoli Hire Rudi Garcia As Coach To Replace Luciano Spalletti

Italian champions Napoli hired Rudi Garcia as coach to replace Luciano Spalletti, who said he needed to 바카라take a year off바카라 after helping the club end a 33-year Serie A title drought.

Garcia, a 59-year-old Frenchman, has also coached Roma, Marseille, Lyon and Lille.
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Italian champions Napoli hired Rudi Garcia as coach to replace Luciano Spalletti, who said he needed to 바카라take a year off바카라 after helping the club end a 33-year Serie A title drought.

The well-traveled Garcia most recently coached Al Nassr, the Saudi Arabian team that Cristiano Ronaldo joined after the World Cup.

Garcia, a 59-year-old Frenchman, has also coached Roma, Marseille, Lyon and Lille.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis announced the hiring of Garcia in a short statement: 바카라The president would like to give him a warm welcome and wish him the best of luck.바카라

The length of the contract was not specified.

Under Spalletti, Napoli this season won its first Serie A title since Maradona led the club to the 1987 and 1990 championships.

Afterward, the 64-year-old Spalletti said he needed a break: 바카라I need to take a year off. I'm a bit tired."

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