Daniele De Rossi has been appointed as the new Roma head coach, replacing Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Roma on Tuesday morning.
Mourinho was let go on the back of the club’s 3-1 defeat to AC Milan, with the Portuguese boss not in the dugout as he served his latest suspension.
The 60-year-old was sent off in the closing stages of Roma’s draw with Atalanta on January 7, which was followed by a 1-0 loss to rivals Lazio in the Rome derby last week.
Daniele De Rossi, who, though he made over 600 appearances in Roma’s midfield, has limited coaching experience having worked with the Italian federation and Serie B side SPAL, who sacked him a year ago, but has put pen to paper on a deal until the end of the season.
He played for the club between 2001 and 2019 having joined the club’s academy in 2000, going onto captain the club and win two Coppa Italias before leaving for Boca Juniors.
Daniele De Rossi has been appointed as the new Roma head coach, replacing Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Roma on Tuesday morning.
Mourinho was let go on the back of the club’s 3-1 defeat to AC Milan, with the Portuguese boss not in the dugout as he served his latest suspension.
The 60-year-old was sent off in the closing stages of Roma’s draw with Atalanta on January 7, which was followed by a 1-0 loss to rivals Lazio in the Rome derby last week.
De Rossi, who, though he made over 600 appearances in Roma’s midfield, has limited coaching experience having worked with the Italian federation and Serie B side SPAL, who sacked him a year ago, but has put pen to paper on a deal until the end of the season.
He played for the club between 2001 and 2019 having joined the club’s academy in 2000, going onto captain the club and win two Coppa Italias before leaving for Boca Juniors.
After being part of Roberto Mancini’s coaching team for the Euro 2020 success which saw Italy beat England on penalties in the final, De Rossi finished his licence course before becoming a technical collaborator for the under 15 to under 20 youth representatives at the Italian Football Federation.
In September 2022, after helping with the Italian side’s qualification campaign for the 2022 World Cup, he was admitted to the UEFA Pro licence course, before being appointed as SPAL manager.
He lasted just over four months, however, being sacked in February 2022 with the club 18th in Serie B.