Jose Mourinho and Other Managers Who Have Been Fired Most Number of Times After Roma Sacking

• Jose Mourinho picked up his sixth sacking in an otherwise successful managerial career
• AS Roma decided to part ways with the former Chelsea head coach on January 16
• He leads a list of managers who have been sacked the most number of times

As a teary Jose Mourinho left AS Roma on January 16, it signified the end of another spell at a top European club for a manager who curved a niche for himself with defiance, tactical dexterity and a little bit of arrogance.

But even with his successes, most notably the Champions League triumph with Porto in 2004, many of Mourinho's tenures at many clubs have always ended prematurely.

The Portuguese tactician has often suffered from the 'third-season' syndrome, where things start to unravel negatively in terms of results. He left Roma after recording his seventh loss of the season in their 3-1 defeat to AC Milan.

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Managers who have been sacked the most

We look at the managers who have been fired the most number of times in Europe's top leagues.

5. Sam Allardyce - 5 times

'Big Sam', as he is affectionately known by many, is known for his ability to help teams survive relegation battles. He is one of the most experienced managers in English football - a period that has come with extreme highs and lows.

Allardyce has been sacked five times, including by the England national team after he was accused of malpractice, as captured by the Guardian. At club level, West Bromwich, Blackpool, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers have dismissed the 69-year-old.

4. Roy Hodgson - 5 times

Like Big Sam, there is nothing Roy Hodgson hasn't seen. At 76 years old, he is the oldest manager in England currently in charge of Crystal Palace. He has managed top European clubs, most notably Inter Milan and Liverpool.

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He has been sacked by Blackburn Rovers, Udinese, the Finnish national side, Liverpool and the Three Lions.

3. Carlo Ancelotti - 5 times

Carlo Ancelotti is undoubtedly one of the most successful managers of all time, alongside Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson. He is the only manager who has won top-flight titles in every country he has managed in. But as the script goes, most stories didn't have a happy ending.

The Italian has been relieved of his duties by Juventus, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Napoli.

2. Jose Mourinho - 6 times

The 'Special One' has run out of his charm too many times. Six times, to be exact, after AS Roma decided to sack him on January 16 in a club statement.

Before that, he was sacked by Chelsea twice, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. It is only in North London where he didn't win a trophy.

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1. Claudio Ranieri - 9 times

It is hard not to love Claudio Ranieri. The soft-spoken manager, who masterminded one of the greatest stories in Premier League history with Leicester City, is surprisingly the most sacked.

The same Leicester City ran out of patience with him a few months after their 2016 success. Other sides that have sacked the Italian include Napoli, Chelsea, Valencia, Juventus, Inter Milan, AS Monaco, Watford and the Greece national side.

Clubs Mourinho could join

With his CV, Jose Mourinho could land a new job pretty soon with a host of top clubs struggling with their current managers.

Sports Brief took a look at the possible clubs Mourinho could join, with his former side, Chelsea, leading the list