Leicester City have appointed former Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Championship club announced on Tuesday.
The 43-year-old Spaniard succeeds Ruud van Nistelrooy, who parted ways with the club last month following their relegation from the Premier League.
“This is a fantastic club with a proud history and it’s a privilege to me to be asked to help write the next chapter,” Cifuentes said in a statement released by the club.
Marti Cifuentes takes over a Leicester side preparing for life back in the second tier. He joins from QPR, where he was placed on gardening leave in April after guiding the club to a 15th-place finish in the Championship last season.
Before his time in English football, Cifuentes managed Swedish club Hammarby, whom he led to a Swedish Cup final and qualification for the UEFA Conference League.
Leicester City will begin their 2025-26 Championship campaign at home against Sheffield Wednesday on August 10, with the new manager tasked with leading the charge for an immediate return to the Premier League.
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