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Tottenham have appointed Igor Tudor as interim head coach until the end of the season following the sacking of manager Thomas Frank.
Tudor was appointed in March of the same year and joined after being sacked by Juventus in October 2025.
The 47-year-old Croatian left Juve after an eight-game winless streak, with the club in eighth place in Italy’s top flight.
Tudor has also managed Lazio, Udinese, Galatasaray and Verona, and his only trophy as a manager came in the 2012-13 domestic cup with Hajduk Split in his native Croatia.
A former defender, he spent nine years with Juventus, winning two Scudettos and starting in the 2003 UEFA Champions League final, when the Bianconeri lost to arch-rivals AC Milan.
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Tudor was also part of the Croatian national team that reached the World Cup semi-finals in 1998. He retired at age 30 due to ankle problems.
“His task is simple and clear: to bring organization, intensity and competitiveness to the team at crucial stages of the campaign.”
Tudor said his goal is to make positive changes immediately.
“I’m honored to be joining this club at such an important time,” he said.
“I understand the responsibility given to me and my focus is clear: to bring consistency in performance and to fight with conviction in every match.”
“This squad has strong qualities and my job is to organize them, energize them and quickly improve their performance.”
Former Borussia Dortmund managers Edin Terzic and Marco Rose were thought to be the likely short-term candidates, but former Borussia Dortmund manager Mauricio Pochettino is now one of the frontrunners in the long term.
The Argentine is leading the United States squad for this summer’s World Cup, which will be held alongside neighbors Canada and Mexico.
Another name is former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi, who left Marseille earlier this week.
Frank, the most recent Spurs manager, was appointed in the summer of 2025 to replace Ange Postecoglou.
The Australian won the UEFA Europa League title with a win over Manchester United in Bilbao, but left after finishing 17th in the Premier League.
Frank took over as manager after a successful spell at Brentford, but like Postecoglou, the team suffered from an extensive injury crisis and was hampered by repeated controversies with captain Cristian Romero.
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