Struggling Corinthians sign Seedorf as manager
Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - March 11, 2025 TV pundit and former player Clarence Seedorf before the match REUTERS/Peter Powell
Oct 11 : Former Netherlands midfielder Clarence Seedorf has returned to a managerial role after seven years, with Brazilian side Corinthians announcing the 50-year-old as their coach on Sunday.
• The former Real Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan player had last managed Cameroon, where he was sacked in July 2019.
• He has joined Corinthians on a contract until the end of the 2027 season, the club said in a statement.
• Corinthians, who are a point above the relegation zone in the Brazilian Serie A, sacked previous manager Fernando Diniz on Wednesday.
• Seedorf had terminated his contract with Botafogo to retire as a player and take up his first managerial role at Milan in January 2014.
• He took over at Milan when they were 11th, and helped them finish eighth, before being dismissed in June. He later coached Shenzhen and Deportivo La Coruna.
• Corinthians visit second-placed Palmeiras later on Sunday.
