Former Chelsea forward Hernan Crespo has scooped up his fifth managerial role in four years and looks unrecognisable from his playing days.
The Argentinian was one of the marquee signings of Roman Abramovich's first season at the club, when he arrived from Inter Milan for £16.8million. He was a Blue on paper when he scored a brace for AC Milan against Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final.
When he was not on loan to either Milan club, he contributed 20 goals and two assists in 49 Premier League appearances. Nowadays, he is using his experiences working under Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho in his own career as a manager.
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Crespo, 48, was recently appointed as manager of Middle Eastern giants Al Ain. It is the fifth role of the former striker's career and his second position in the Middle East.
The United Arab Emirates side brought him into the fold after parting with former Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder, who was the man who replaced Erik ten Hag after the Dutchman joined Manchester United. Crespo was recently sacked as manager of Qatari side Al-Duhail, after losing to Iranian side Persepolis in the Asian Champions League.
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Crespo's managerial career began in 2019, when he took over the reins of Argentinian minnows Banfield. He then swiftly moved onto another Argie side Defensa, whom he won the Copa Sudamericana with in 2020.
This impressive period earned him a move to Brazilian giants Sao Paulo. However, he departed the club after only 18 months and moved to Al-Duhail.
He enjoyed plenty of success with the UAE giants, winning the Qatari Stars Cup, the Qatari League Cup and the Qatar Stars division. Unfortunately, his final campaign at the club turned sour rather quickly and a defeat to Persepolis was the last straw.
Crespo will certainly be hoping his second venture in the Middle East will last for a lot longer than his first.
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