Heynckes, Terim and Jardim: Managers who could not stay away

Paris (AFP) – Leonardo Jardim returned as Monaco head coach on Friday, only three months since being sacked by the club with the team struggling in the relegation zone.

Here, AFP Sport takes a look at famous managers who returned to their former clubs, some more than once.

Kevin Keegan (Newcastle)

1992-1997, 2008

— Keegan became the darling of St James’ Park in a fantastic five-year spell in charge of Newcastle during which he took the Magpies from the second division to the brink of a Premier League title while playing scintillating attacking football.

But after Newcastle collapsed to gift Manchester United the 1996 league crown, Keegan left the club before returning 11 years later. It was a short-lived homecoming, though, as he fell out with controversial owner Mike Ashley and resigned after less than nine months in charge.

Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)

1985-1991, 2011-2012

— ‘King Kenny’ became manager for a second time at Anfield in 2011, two decades after an emotional resignation brought the end to his first, trophy-laden stint.

Dalglish led the Reds to the 2012 League Cup, which remains their only title since 2006, but left at the end of the 2011-2012 season after a disappointing eighth-placed league finish.

Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich)

1987-1991, 2009, 2011-2013, 2017-2018

— Heynckes has won four Bundesliga titles as Bayern coach — the first in 1989 and the most recent just last year.

He left for a third time after sealing an incredible 2013 treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup titles, and returned to lead Bayern out of a crisis in 2017 when Carlo Ancelotti was sacked.

Fabio Capello (Real Madrid)

1996-1997, 2006-2007

— Capello led Real to the La Liga title in his first season in charge, and signed key players such as Clarence Seedorf and Roberto Carlos, only to be sacked.

He came back to the Spanish capital 10 years later and helped Real end a four-year wait for a major title as he won La Liga in 2007, but was sacked again just weeks later for his pragmatic playing style.

Fatih Terim (Turkey)

1993-1996, 2005-2009, 2013-2017

— Terim has been one of the most successful managers in Turkey’s history, leading the national side to the Euro 2008 semi-finals in his second spell as coach.

A third stint ended in 2017, but continuing his trend of preferring familiar surroundings, he rejoined Galatasaray for a fourth time.

from World Soccer Talk http://bit.ly/2WhIY2V