7 managers who were hired by and left the same club twice

4. Zdenek Zeman – Roma

From Palermo to Lugano, the list of clubs Zeman has coached takes some beating. Having taken charge of the likes of Lecce and Foggia each for more than one spell, Roma are surprisingly the only club to have dismissed the Czech on two separate occasions.

His initial arrival came with controversy. After a successful three-year spell with Lazio, in which Zeman’s side confirmed a top three finish each season, the now 68-year-old was axed, but chose to continue his managerial career in the Italian capital with Lazio’s bitter rivals in 1997.

Securing the fourth place in his first season at the helm, Zeman’s follow-up campaign saw Roma finish one place worse which prompted the Roma board to show him the exit door as the aforementioned Capello strolled in.

Outings at ten further clubs and another thirteen years separated his first and second spell with I Giallorossi and second time around it wouldn’t be any easier. The club slumped to a less-than-impressive 8th mid-season and Zdenêk was shoved out the door again.