Ex-Rangers star confirmed as new boss of Serie A giants

Paulo Vanoli is in charge at Fiorentina <i>(Image: Colorsport/Shutterstock)</i>
Paulo Vanoli is in charge at Fiorentina (Image: Colorsport/Shutterstock)
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Ex-Rangers star Paulo Vanoli is the new manager of Fiorentina.

The Italian former left-back has been confirmed by the Serie A giants this afternoon as he succeeds Stefano Pioli.

The Florence side have had a disastrous start to the season and have failed to win any of their opening ten league games, sitting bottom of the table with just four points.

They have turned to Vanoli, who was a player at the club between 2000 and 2002 before moving to Bologna and then heading for a two-year spell at Ibrox.



He was most recently in charge of Torino, guidng them to a finish of 11th last season before being dismissed. Vanoli has also bossed Venezia, Spartak Moscow and Italy youth teams.

His spell at Rangers as a player wasn't the most successful, with no trophy wins across the two seasons he was there.

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