Top 5 football managers currently without a job

#4 Luciano Spalletti

FC Internazionale v Empoli FC - Serie A

Luciano Spalletti had a largely nondescript playing career, representing numerous clubs in the lower reaches of the Italian game. But he has undoubtedly enjoyed more success in the dugout.

Spalletti gained traction early in his coaching career after guiding the lowly Tuscan side Empoli to consecutive promotions from Serie C1 to the Serie A. He subsequently went on to manage Udinese and Ancona.

His second stint with Udinese brought him mainstream prominence, as he took them to Champions League qualification in 2004. That led to an appointment by AS Roma; with the capital club, Spalletti firmly established himself in the upper echelons of football management.

Long before Pep Guardiola earned rave reviews for his deployment of Lionel Messi as a 'false nine', Spalletti did so with the iconic Francesco Totti. It was under Spalletti's management that the Roma legend had his best individual campaign, scoring 26 goals to win the European Golden Shoe for the first and only time in 2007.

An indifferent five-year stint with Zenit St. Petersburg followed, while a second return to Roma in January ended when he left by mutual consent. He was then appointed by Inter Milan in the summer of 2017.

Despite showing flashes of brilliance, Inter Milan did not maintain any form of consistency under Spalletti. After narrowly securing qualification for the Champions League, the 60-year-old was sacked at the end of last season.