Tottenham Hotspur has appointed Igor Tudor (48) as the men's first-team head coach to lead the team until the end of the season.
Tottenham announced on the 14th (Korean time) on the club's official website, "Subject to the issuance of a work permit, Tudor has been appointed to lead the team for the remainder of this season." The choice was made believing he is the right person to raise organization and intensity at a time when a turnaround in morale is needed amid recent poor league results.
The club clearly defined the goal of this appointment: to improve performance, recover results and rise in the Premier League standings. Tottenham expects Tudor to inject organization, competitiveness and strong energy into the team and to produce a late-season turnaround in critical matches.
Tudor said on his appointment, "I am honored to join this club at an important time. I am well aware of the weight of the responsibility. The goal is to increase consistency of performance and to compete with conviction in every match."
He added, "The current squad has plenty of talent. My role is to organize that well, inject vitality and quickly improve results."
Sporting director Johan Lange also expressed high expectations. He said, "Tudor is a coach who has brought change to teams during difficult times. Our objectives are clear: stabilize performance and maximize the squad's potential to remain competitive in the Premier League and the Champions League."
Tudor, who experienced Serie A success as a player at Juventus, is a former Croatia national team member who built his coaching career at Galatasaray, Udinese, Hajduk Split and Hellas Verona, among others. In the 2022-23 season he led Marseille to third place in the league and secured a Champions League spot, and last year he generated a late-season surge at Lazio to earn a Europa League berth. Most recently, in March 2025 he took charge of Juventus and led the team into a Champions League qualifying position.
Tottenham will seek a turnaround under Tudor through the end of the season. Attention is focused on how quickly he can lift the team's morale in the remaining schedule.
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