January 8 – Former Republic of Ireland forward Robbie Keane has become the new head coach at legendary Hungarian side Ferencvaros.
Keane, his country’s record cap holder and goalscorer, left Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv last June after a year in charge.
The former Tottenham and Liverpool forward guided the club to the Israeli Premier League title and league cup in his only season there and also the last 16 of the Europa Conference League.
Keane began his coaching career in 2018 as the player-manager of ATK in India. He has since had spells as assistant manager with the Irish national team, Middlesbrough and Leeds United.
At Ferencvaros he succeeds Dutchman Pascal Jansen, who left to take over as New York City manager last week. Ferencvaros are second in the Hungarian league and 16th in the Europa League table.
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