Football quiz: managers who won trophies ... then got sacked

Niko Kovac celebrates with his players after Bayern Munich’s triumph in the German Cup final. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images

1. Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February 2017, nine months after he led Leicester to their first ever league title. Where was his final game in charge?

   1. Colchester

   2. Seville

   3. Glasgow

   4. Tokyo

2. Manchester United sacked Louis van Gaal on 23 May 2016. Which player scored the final goal of his tenure two days earlier?

   1. Daley Blind

   2. Ander Herrera

   3. Bastian Schweinsteiger

   4. Jesse Lingard

3. Real Madrid won the Champions League in 1998 and sacked their manager, Jupp Heynckes, a week later. How did the club’s president, Lorenzo Sanz, try to justify the decision?

   1. He said: “We only won the final 1-0 and it was boring”

   2. He said: “If we had not won the European Cup, this would have been one of the worst seasons in recent years”

   3. He said: “I would rather win the Copa del Rey”

   4. He said: “Heynckes did not look good in front of the cameras. He never smiled”

4. José Mourinho left Chelsea in September 2007 after a disappointing 1-1 draw against Rosenborg in the Champions League. What happened to Chelsea in the competition that season?

   1. They won it for the first time in their history

   2. They finished bottom of their group

   3. They finished third, fell into the Europa League and won that tournament instead

   4. They reached the final and lost on penalties

5. Bobby Robson won the Cup Winners’ Cup and Copa del Rey in his first season at Barcelona, but it wasn’t enough to save his job. Who took his place?

   1. Pep Guardiola

   2. Louis van Gaal

   3. Frank Rijkaard

   4. Johan Cruyff

6. Three managers have won European trophies for Chelsea this century. Which of them made it through the summer and was still at the club when the following season began?

   1. Rafa Benítez

   2. Maurizio Sarri

   3. Roberto Di Matteo

   4. None of them

7. Which club replaced their manager in May 2015 straight after he had secured them promotion to the Premier League?

   1. Fulham

   2. Norwich City

   3. Queens Park Rangers

   4. Watford

8. In his four seasons as Real Madrid manager, Vicente del Bosque won La Liga twice and the Champions League twice. But apparently that wasn't good enough for the club. He was sacked in 2003, a few days after he had won the league title. What else happened at Real Madrid that week?

   1. Del Bosque accused the Real Madrid president of fraud

   2. They were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona in the final game of the season

   3. They signed David Beckham

   4. They lost the Champions League final to Milan

9. Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea in 2011, a year after he had won the Premier League and FA Cup. In which two countries has he won league titles since leaving Chelsea?

   1. Spain and Italy

   2. France and Germany

   3. Italy and Portugal

   4. Spain and Qatar

10. Which club won the league title in 1975, sacked their manager in 1976 and have not been champions of England since?

    1. Nottingham Forest

    2. Derby County

    3. Tottenham Hotspur

    4. Newcastle United

Solutions

1:B - Leicester sacked Ranieri after a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Leicester won the second leg, 2-0, and reached the quarter-finals., 2:D - The winning goal in the FA Cup final at Wembley., 3:B - It was the first time they had won the European Cup in 32 years. Heynckes moved on to Benfica, where he replaced Graeme Souness., 4:D - Mourinho’s departure looks peculiar in hindsight. He won the Premier League in his first season; he won the FA Cup and League Cup in his second season; and he only lost one league game in his third season. , 5:B - Robson remains the last English manager to have won a European trophy., 6:C - And even he didn't last long. Di Matteo was sacked in November 2012, six months after he had won the the Champions League and FA Cup., 7:D - Slavisa Jokanovic won promotion for the club but was replaced by Quique Sánchez Flores before the season began. Watford have since sacked Flores and reappointed him., 8:C - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Del Bosque was “showing signs of exhaustion” and was “not the right man for the future.” Del Bosque went o to win the World Cup and European Championship as Spain manager., 9:B - With PSG and Bayern Munich. He won the Champions League with Real Madrid – but not La Liga., 10:B - The manager was Dave Mackay.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   It's time you picked up a P45

2. 2 and above.

   It's time you picked up a P45

3. 3 and above.

   It's time you picked up a P45

4. 4 and above.

   It's time you picked up a P45

5. 5 and above.

   Never mind the sack – you're due a promotion

6. 6 and above.

   Never mind the sack – you're due a promotion

7. 7 and above.

   Never mind the sack – you're due a promotion

8. 8 and above.

   Never mind the sack – you're due a big promotion

9. 9 and above.

   Never mind the sack – you're due a big promotion

10. 0 and above.

    It's time you picked up a P45

11. 10 and above.

    Never mind the sack – you're due a big promotion