2007 in Association Football - Notable Managerial Changes

Notable Managerial Changes

• January 2 – Omiya Ardija appoints Robert Verbeek as their new manager to replace Toshiya Miura.
• February 2 – Huub Stevens leaves Dutch club Roda JC to coach Hamburg. He is replaced in Kerkrade by his assistant Raymond Atteveld.
• February 8 – Sparta Rotterdam names Danny Blind as their new technical director for the new season. Gert Aandewiel comes over from HFC Haarlem to replace Wiljan Vloet as the new manager of the Dutch club.
• February 15 – Dutch club FC Emmen sacks manager Jan van Dijk.
• February 17 – Manager and former international Gerald Vanenburg is sacked by Helmond Sport due to a lack of confidence, the club reports on its website.
• April 10 – Fulham FC sack Chris Coleman to be replaced by Northern Ireland international manager Laurie Sanchez
• April 29 – Sam Allardyce resigns as manager of Bolton Wanderers after eight years at the club. He then takes over at Newcastle United F.C and his previous job is taken by Sammy Lee.
• May 14 – Paul Jewell resigns as Wigan Athletic manager.
• May 14 – Stuart Pearce gets sacked by Manchester City
• May 16 – Neil Warnock resigns Sheffield United job and get replaced by Bryan Robson
• June 4 – Claudio Ranieri signs as Juventus manager.
• September 20 – José Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager
• October 22 – Greg Ryan sacked as head coach of the USA women's national team, despite 45 wins and only one loss out of 55 matches in charge. The loss, however, was a 4–0 humiliation by Brazil in the semifinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the worst loss in USA women's history. Ryan was also embroiled in controversy regarding his decision to bench goalkeeper Hope Solo, who had not allowed a goal in the previous three games, in favour of veteran Briana Scurry.
• October 23 – Steve Staunton sacked as Republic of Ireland head coach.
• November 8 – Ruud Gullit is signed to a three-year deal with Los Angeles Galaxy.
• November 22 – Steve McLaren sacked as England head coach.