Tottenham confirm appointment of ex-Chelsea manager to Igor Tudor's backroom team

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·20 de febrero de 2026

Tottenham confirm appointment of ex-Chelsea manager to Igor Tudor's backroom team

Graham Potter favourite will assist the new Spurs manager

Igor Tudor has appointed a former Chelsea head coach to his Tottenham backroom staff.

Tudor, 47, was installed as Thomas Frank’s replacement last week, tasked with steadying the ship as Spurs find themselves in the midst of a relegation battle.

His appointment has already brought considerable turnover in the backroom. Frank’s staff has been dismantled entirely, with John Heitinga, who was only appointed in January, among those departing.

Tottenham have now confirmed Tudor’s backroom staff, with ex-Chelsea boss Bruno Saltor named as his assistant manager.

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Saltor, who made 225 league appearances for Brighton in his playing days, was a member of Graham Potter’s coaching staff at Chelsea, and served a one-match stint as caretaker manager after he was sacked in April 2023.

Chelsea drew 0-0 with Liverpool in his sole match in the dugout.

He continued to work under Potter during his doomed stint with West Ham, which ended in September, and his latest coaching role will see him assist Tudor at Spurs.

Also joining the Croatian’s staff is Tomislav Rogic, Tudor’s long-time goalkeeper coach.

Rogic has formerly enjoyed spells with Hajduk Split, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit, and Club Brugge, but worked alongside Tudor at both Lazio and Juventus.

Riccardo Raganacci completes the appointments, signing as Physical Coach. He has spent a long career exclusively in Serie A, working with clubs including Cagliari, Bologna, and Lecce.

He also partnered Tudor and Rogic at Juventus.

In naming Tudor’s backroom staff, Spurs also formally confirmed the departures of Justin Cochrane, Heitinga and Chris Haslam.

“We thank them all for their service and wish them well for the future,” a club statement read.