Scott Parker lands Champions League gig as sacked Bournemouth boss named new manager of Belgian giants Club Brugge
SCOTT PARKER has returned to management with Champions League side Club Brugge.
The 42-year-old led Bournemouth to Premier League promotion last season.
However, despite that success, he was sacked by the Cherries just four games into the top-flight campaign after a 9-0 hammering at Liverpool.
Now he is heading to Belgium to take charge of Brugge.
Former England midfielder Parker will replace Carl Hoefkens, who was sacked three days ago, in the hot-seat.
He only took charge in the summer and has led the club to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in its modern format.
However, domestically they have struggled this term after they were dumped out of the Belgian Cup and lie fourth in the top-flight.
Parker has impressed so far in his management career.
His first job in management was at Fulham in 2019 and he led them to Premier League promotion in 2020 via the play-offs.
He quit Craven Cottage a year later for Bournemouth, and he guided them to automatic promotion during his first season at the helm.
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Parker represented Charlton, Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, Tottenham and Fulham during his playing days.
Now he will be tasked with trying to improve Brugge’s fortunes both at home and in Europe for the remainder of this term.
They face Portuguese giants Benfica in the first-leg of their last-16 Champions League clash on February 15 before the away leg on March 7.