Celtic sack third manager this season, Martin O’Neill returns | OneFootball

Celtic from Scotland has dismissed French coach Wilfried Nancy after just eight games (six of which ended in defeat) and appointed veteran Martin O’Neill as his replacement, who had already managed the team earlier this season, the Glasgow club announced this Monday.

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The home defeat in the derby against Rangers (3-1) on Saturday was the last straw for the dismissal of the former Columbus Crew coach from the American Major League Soccer.

Celtic, which, like Rangers, has been Scottish champion 55 times, currently sits in second place in the league table, six points behind leaders Hearts of Midlothian, the Edinburgh club that has not won the title since 1960.

Nancy was Celtic’s third coach this season.

Brendan Rodgers resigned in October and was briefly replaced by Martin O’Neill himself, who had led the club, European champions in 1967, to the 2003 UEFA Cup final, where they lost to José Mourinho’s Porto.

O’Neill, 73, was announced this Monday as coach until the end of the season.

*With content from AFP

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