Football: retired since 2022, Franck Ribéry becomes assistant coach at Salernitana, bottom of Calcio

Football: retired since 2022, Franck Ribéry becomes assistant coach at Salernitana, bottom of Calcio

Après une riche carrière de joueur, l’ex-international Franck Ribéry va sauter le pas et entamer une expérience d’entraîneur. MAXPPP – MASSIMO PICA

Fourth change of coach for Salernitana this season, which is still aiming to remain in the championship, with Ribéry at its bedside.

La Salernitana, bottom of the Italian Championship, will be led by a fourth coach this season with the arrival on Tuesday of Stefano Colantuono, who will, according to the press, be assisted by the’ rsquo;former French international Franck Ribery.

"La Salernitana announces that it has relieved Fabio Liverani and his staff", announced the Salerno club which has only won two matches this season in the league. "Technical responsibility of the team has been entrusted until the end of the season to Stefano Colantuono who has already coached the club in 2017-18 and 2021-22"< /em>, the press release continues.

Colantuono, who notably managed Atalanta (2010-15) and Torino (2019-20), is the fourth coach of Salernitana who started the season under the orders of the Portuguese Paulo Sousa , dismissed in October.

Former Italian international Filippo Inzaghi succeeded him before being relieved of his duties on February 11 and his successor Fabio Liverani only remained in post for one a little over a month.

Eleven points behind 17th place

The garnet club is heading straight towards the 2nd division: with its 14 points in 29 days, it is eleven points behind 17th place, synonymous with maintenance, occupied by Empoli.

He is stuck at 20e place in Serie A since 9e day, last place which he briefly abandoned after his second victory of the season on December 30 in Verona (1-0).

According to Sky Sport, Ribéry who ended his playing career at Salernitana in 2022 after stints with OM (2005-07), Bayern Munich (2007-19) and Fiorentina (2019-21), will be part of the first team coaching staff.

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