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Domenico Tedesco (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeːniko teˈdesko]; [1] [2] born 12 September 1985) is an Italian-German football manager who is currently the head coach of the Belgium national team. In 2017, he took over as manager of Schalke 04 and guided them to a second place finish in the Bundesliga in his debut season.
Ireland went down to ten men after 58 minutes but scored nine minutes later and won 1–0. The Netherlands fell seven points behind them with two games left to play, meaning that they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. [22] Van Gaal stepped down as manager on 31 January 2002 to be replaced by Dick Advocaat.
In addition, he set the record for most Belgium wins in one spell as manager (46 from 49, compared to 45 in 114 for Guy Thys; Thys won four more in a second spell). [71] However, he was unable to guide Belgium to the title at Euro 2020 , as the team suffered a blowing 1–2 defeat to Italy in the quarter-finals and was eliminated. [ 72 ]
In his front-office career, Beane has applied statistical analysis (known as sabermetrics) to baseball, which has led teams to reconsider how they evaluate players. He is the subject of Michael Lewis 's 2003 book on baseball economics, Moneyball , which was made into a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt as Beane.
In 1996, DePodesta got his first baseball job with the Cleveland Indians, where he spent three seasons. He spent the 1996 season as a player development intern, and was promoted to advance scout for the 1997–1998 seasons. Later in the 1998 season, he was appointed special assistant to general manager John Hart. [3]
Arm issues cut short his playing career, but he became one of the most successful general managers in major-league history and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.
He earned his first win as a major league manager in his first career game managed, as the Nationals shut out the Cincinnati Reds 2–0 on March 30, 2018, to begin the season. [63] Throughout his first season, Martinez made strategic lineup moves; placing Bryce Harper in the leadoff spot for the first time in over four years on May 1, 2018 ...
As of 1 December 2022, coach Roberto Martínez is the most successful (permanent) manager that Belgium has ever had in statistical terms, with an average of 2.26 points per match. He achieved third place at the 2018 World Cup and kept Belgium in the number one spot on the FIFA World Ranking for over three years.