Forgotten former Liverpool winger leading contender to become next Hull City manager after stint in SLOVENIA
FORMER Liverpool star Albert Riera is a leading contender to become the next Hull City boss.
Riera is currently manager of NK Celje, who are fourth in
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Albert Riera is a leading contender to become the next Hull City manager
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The ex-Anfield winger has worked wonders in his second stint as the club's boss but is thought to be keen on managing in
England
.
And
Hull are on the lookout for a new man in charge
after they
at the end of the season.
Selles had steered
Hull
to Championship safety on the final day but it was not enough to save his job.
The Spaniard was the third manager to be dismissed by
Hull
owner Acun Ilicali in the last year along with
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Former Sunderland and
Hull
for the vacancy.
W
hile ex-Newcastle midfielder
Emre Belozoglu joins Riera on the club's four-man shortlist.
Riera steered NK Celje to a huge quarter-final berth in the Europa Conference League despite finishing 21st out of 36 teams in the league phase.
After beating Cypriot side APOEL in the knockout play-off, Celje beat Swiss side Lugano via penalties in the last 16.
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But the club crashed out in the final eight after losing 4-3 on aggregate to Serie A side
A wideman in his playing days, Riera first moved to
Espanyol
.
Former Premier League club closing in on return to EFL despite finishing 23 POINTS behind play-off opponents
In 2008 he joined
However, his time at the club was cut short after he was suspended by then-manager Rafa Benitez.
The Spaniard made comments to the Spanish press regarding his first team opportunities and was subsequently exiled and transfer listed.
Riera also played for Olympiacos,
Since hanging up his
boots
, Riera has managed alongside Slovenian club NK Olimpija Ljubljana as well as French side
Riera began his managerial career with Olimpija in July 2022 and went on to win the league title in his first season.
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Riera spent two seasons at Liverpool
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