CHAMPIONSHIP ‘HEAD COACH’ SACKING CONFIRMED
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:24 pm
Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes has left the Championship club.
The 42-year-old was placed on gardening leave after the Hoops' final home game of the season, a 5-0 defeat against Burnley in April.
It is understood former Rennes and Strasbourg head coach Julien Stephan will become their new boss.
"The decision to place Marti on gardening leave towards the end of the season was not an easy one to make," chief executive Christian Nourry told the club's website, external.
"As we now move forwards, I would like to thank Marti wholeheartedly for having a positive impact during his two years here.
"He did a fantastic job to help us remain in the division when we he first came in under difficult circumstances, and he worked hard to repeat that again in 2024-25.
"We wish him well for whatever comes next."
Cifuentes steered QPR to 18th and 15th-placed finishes
Cifuentes replaced Gareth Ainsworth at Loftus Road in October 2023 with the club second from bottom in the Championship.
The Spaniard guided the Rs clear of relegation and to an 18th-placed finish, securing safety with a memorable 4-0 win at home to Leeds United.
A 5-0 hammering at home to the title-chasing Clarets in the Hoops' penultimate game of the season proved to be the final curtain, as Cifuentes waved goodbye to the fans in a lap of honour that signalled a painful end to his time at the club.
Assistant coaches Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm took charge on the last day of the season as the Rs won 1-0 at Sunderland.
The 42-year-old was placed on gardening leave after the Hoops' final home game of the season, a 5-0 defeat against Burnley in April.
It is understood former Rennes and Strasbourg head coach Julien Stephan will become their new boss.
"The decision to place Marti on gardening leave towards the end of the season was not an easy one to make," chief executive Christian Nourry told the club's website, external.
"As we now move forwards, I would like to thank Marti wholeheartedly for having a positive impact during his two years here.
"He did a fantastic job to help us remain in the division when we he first came in under difficult circumstances, and he worked hard to repeat that again in 2024-25.
"We wish him well for whatever comes next."
Cifuentes steered QPR to 18th and 15th-placed finishes
Cifuentes replaced Gareth Ainsworth at Loftus Road in October 2023 with the club second from bottom in the Championship.
The Spaniard guided the Rs clear of relegation and to an 18th-placed finish, securing safety with a memorable 4-0 win at home to Leeds United.
A 5-0 hammering at home to the title-chasing Clarets in the Hoops' penultimate game of the season proved to be the final curtain, as Cifuentes waved goodbye to the fans in a lap of honour that signalled a painful end to his time at the club.
Assistant coaches Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm took charge on the last day of the season as the Rs won 1-0 at Sunderland.
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Re: CHAMPIONSHIP ‘HEAD COACH’ SACKING CONFIRMED
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:38 pm
QPR took longer to sack their manager - than what we did to find one 