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  A few Romanian managers have had remarkable spells in the European top five leagues. Romanian managers are not exactly considered among the elite bosses in Europe. Only a few can be considered so. A number of former stars have attempted to thrive as a gaffer, such as Dan Petrescu and Gheorge Hagi, but neither has managed to gain success in the major leagues yet. Recently, another former player began his managerial career, Christian Chivu. The ex-Inter Milan left back has been named Parma’s new boss to replace FabioPecchia. It is his first job on the senior side after six years in charge of the Inter Milan youth team.  It has been a while since the last Romanian boss was in charge of the Italian Serie A side. The last one was Mircea Lucescu, who led Inter Milan in the 1998/99 campaign.  Only time will tell if Chivu could thrive in the dugout at the top level. Yet, his 2-0 win over Bologna in his debut could signify his potential. He could certainly be inspired b...

  Not many football managers’ son who follow their footsteps in the dugout and gained success at the top flight. The story of father and son in football has been dominated in the playing career or the father in the dugout and the son on the pitch. Yet, when it comes to the managerial career, such is rather hard to find, especially regarding the success in the top tier competition. The legendary manager, Brian Clough does have a son, Nigel, who follows his footsteps bytaking managerial career. Unfortunately, Nigel Clough’s spells on the sideline are barely close to his father’s glorious one. He mainly spent his career in the lower level sides. The current Mansfield Town, a third tier team in English football, previously took charge of Burton Albion twice, Derby County and Sheffield United while competing in the Championship, or the second tier. The same thing goes to Sir Alex Ferguson’s son, Darren. He mostly spends his managerial career at the second and third tier leagues. T...