Serie A strugglers Parma on Tuesday named former Inter coach Hector Cuper to replace Domenico Di Carlo, sacked after Sunday's 2-1 home defeat against Sampdoria which left the club in the drop zone.
Cuper, 52, coached Inter from 2001 to 2003, losing the 2002 scudetto on the last day of the season and a 2003 Champions League semi-final against city rivals Milan.
Before that, while at Mallorca in 1998, he lost a Spanish Cup Final to Barcelona and a UEFA Cup Final to Lazio - but beat Barcelona in the Spanish SuperCup Final.
Cuper moved to Valencia in 1999 and lost two straight Champions League Finals against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich - the second on penalties.
The Argentinian moved to Inter in 2001 and steered Inter to a six-point lead over Juventus with five games to go.
The Milanese club needed just a draw against Lazio on the final day but instead imploded in a 4-2 defeat immortalised by a famous picture of Brazil legend Ronaldo weeping.
His second year was marked by constant friction with Ronaldo that led to the Phenomenon's departure for Real Madrid.
Inter finished the season second to Juventus and smarting at the defeat by Milan in that Champions League semi at the San Siro - on the away goals rule.
Cuper returned to Mallorca in 2004-05, saving the club from relegation, but left in 2006 with the team at the bottom of the Liga despite a host of signings.
He joined Betis Sevilla in 2007 but was axed in December after a string of poor results.
Cuper, a former Argentina defender, is known for his habit of punching his players in the chest before they take the field, telling them 'Yo soy con tigo' (I am with you).
He is now faced with the task of saving Parma, which is 17th in Serie A, a point away from safety with eleven games to go.
Di Carlo was the ninth Serie A coach to be axed since the start of the season.
A week before him, Reggina boss Renzo Ulivieri got the chop after a goalless draw with Palermo left the Calabrians stuck in second-last position, three points away from safety.
The other seven managers shown the door this year were Fernando Orsi at Livorno; Massimo Ficcadenti at Reggina; Andrea Mandorlini at Siena; Marco Giampaolo at Cagliari, Luigi Cagni at Empoli; Stefano Colantuono at Palermo; and Nedo Sonetti at Cagliari.
