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Tudor named Galatasaray manager

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The Galatasaray coaching carousel keeps on spinning with the Istanbul giant announcing Wednesday the appointment of former Juventus and Croatian international defender Igor Tudor.

Tudor's hiring was revealed with a statement on Galatasaray's website, with the club adding that Tudor, 38, signs a one-and-a-half year deal with the club as Jan Olde Riekerink's successor a day after the Dutchman was sacked on the heels of a dire 2-1 defeat against lowly Kayserispor.

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A rarity in the football world, Galatasaray's statement also included the financials behind the deal, with the club set to pay €150,000 to fellow Turkish Super Lig side Karabukspor, who Tudor had managed since June 2016. Tudor will make €400,000 for the remainder of the 2016-17 campaign, and €1,000,000 for the following season, with added bonuses for progression in next season's Champions League.

The pressure is now on Tudor to ensure the record 20-time Turkish champ makes its way into the continent's top-tier tournament after the weekend loss failed to see Galatasaray vault local minnow Buyuksehir for second after the Istanbul lot were hammered 4-0 at Kasimpasa on Sunday.

Tudor's hiring should pay immediate dividends from a defensive angle, as the 55-time capped international was known as a rock at the back with Juventus alongside the likes of Lilian Thuram, Nicola Legrottaglie, Gianluca Zambrotta, Jonathan Zebina, Fabio Cannavaro, and current standout Giorgio Chiellini.

Serious injury sidetracked a promising career with Juve, and after making more than 150 appearances for the club as a centre-half, and as a defensive midfielder under Marcello Lippi, Tudor was off to Siena on loan before a return to boyhood club Hajduk Split.

Tudor becomes Galatasaray's eighth manager since the summer of 2014, and the Split-born boss wasted little time after the announcement, running his maiden training session with the club Wednesday.

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