YOKOHAMA, July 16 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Yokohama F Marinos on Tuesday announced the sacking of manager Harry Kewell less than seven months after his appointment at the J-League first-division club, Kyodo news agency reported.
The 45-year-old former Leeds United and Liverpool star had stepped into the role left vacant by Australian compatriot Kevin Muscat, who steered Marinos to a J1 title in 2022 and second place in 2023 before his departure for Chinese champions Shanghai Port.
Marinos snapped a four-game skid Sunday with a 4-1 victory against Kashima Antlers, but they sit 12th in the J1 standings with eight wins, five draws and 10 losses -- far short of the expectations of fans and club executives.
Kewell earlier in the year guided Marinos to their first Asian Champions League final, in which they suffered a 5-1 aggregate loss to United Arab Emirates club Al Ain.
Former assistant John Hutchinson has taken the reins as interim manager, becoming the fourth straight Australian in charge at Nissan Stadium following Ange Postecoglou, Muscat and Kewell.
Kewell remains one of the biggest names in Australian football following his distinguished playing career as an attacker for the national team.
He has found less success on the managerial side, however. Prior to Marinos, he managed English lower-league side Barnet but was sacked after the club went winless through his first seven games.
-- BERNAMA-KYODO
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