ROCK bottom La Liga side Alaves have sacked Gianni De Biasi just two months after appointing the Italian and are searching for their third coach of the season.
In July, the 61-year-old revealed he had been approached by Football Federation Australia about the Socceroos coaching job, months before Ange Postecoglou’s decision to stand down from the position.
At the time Di Biasi was without a job but he was appointed Alaves boss in September, replacing Luis Zubeldia after they had lost their opening five games of the season.
Saturday’s home defeat to Eibar left Alaves bottom of the table.
“The club have decided to terminate the contract of Gianni De Biasi after the last results obtained in LaLiga. For the moment, Javier Cabello will be in charge of leading the squad,” Alaves announced on their official website.
“We thank Gianni De Biasi for the work done in this period and we wish him the best of luck in his professional future.”
De Biasi’s first game in charge ended in a narrow home defeat to Real Madrid and despite guiding Alaves to their two league wins, Saturday’s loss was their sixth in eight matches.
The former Torino boss qualified Albania for their maiden European Championships in 2016 and was in the role for six years.
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