# Roberto Mancini Resigns as Italy Manager After Five Years in Charge
Roberto Mancini has resigned as manager of Italy after five years in charge. The Italian, 58, took charge of the team after they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and led them to victory at Euro 2020, beating England on penalties in the final at Wembley. The successor to the former Manchester City manager will be named “in the next few days”.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced that they had taken note of Mancini’s resignation late yesterday evening, and that a new coach would be appointed in the coming days. Mancini’s tenure was a successful one, with the team going on a world record 37 game unbeaten run and winning Euro 2020 in July 2021, beating England on penalties in the final at Wembley Stadium.
## Mancini’s Successful Tenure
Mancini’s tenure as Italy manager was a successful one, with the team going on a world record 37 game unbeaten run and winning Euro 2020 in July 2021, beating England on penalties in the final at Wembley Stadium. In addition to his Euro success in July 2021, Italy finished third in the Nations League in June and were third in their Euro 2024 qualifying group, losing to Gareth Southgate’s England in March.
## Italy’s Failure to Qualify for 2022 World Cup
However, despite their success, Italy failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, losing to North Macedonia in the play-offs in March 2022 and thus ending Mancini’s tenure as manager of the Italian national team. The team’s next fixtures are against North Macedonia on 9 September and the Ukraine on 12 September and it is expected that a new coach will be appointed before then.
## Mancini’s Career Highlights
Mancini had a long and successful career as a player and manager before taking charge of Italy in 2018. He began his managerial career at Fiorentina in 2001 before moving to Lazio in 2002 and then Inter Milan in 2004, where he won three consecutive Serie A titles from 2005 to 2008 as well as the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in 2006 and 2008 respectively.
He then moved to Manchester City in 2009 where he won the FA Cup in 2011 and then the Premier League title in 2012, becoming the first Italian manager to win a major English trophy and the first non-European manager to win the Premier League title. He returned to Inter Milan in 2014 before taking charge of Italy in 2018.
## Conclusion
Roberto Mancini’s five year tenure as manager of Italy was a successful one, with the team going on a world record 37 game unbeaten run and winning Euro 2020 in July 2021, beating England on penalties in the final at Wembley Stadium. However, despite their success, Italy failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, losing to North Macedonia in the play-offs in March 2022 and thus ending Mancini’s tenure as manager of the Italian national team. A new coach is expected to be appointed soon and it will be interesting to see who takes over from Mancini and how they fare with the Italian national team going forward.