A torrid tenure: Antonio Conte's timeline as Tottenham Hotspur boss
Antonio Conte’s time at Tottenham is reportedly close to coming to an end after less than 18 months in charge.
Hailing from the small Portuguese island of Sao Tome off the coast of Africa, Nuno's rise is an extraordinary one.
As a player, Nuno's career started in Portugal at Vitoria Guimaraes, where he became now-superagent Jorge Mendes' first client back in 1996.
But despite enjoying success as a player, Nuno is best known for his recent achievements as a coach. His managerial career took a similar path to his playing days, starting at Portugal with Rio Ave before experiencing a stint in Spain at Valencia, before returning to Porto.
However, after failing to stamp his authority at former club Porto, Nuno took charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Portuguese guided the English Championship club back to the top flight and established them in the Premier League.
After four years at the club, Nuno announced he was leaving Wolves by mutual consent at the end of the 2020/21 season. The Portuguese boss then took charge of Tottenham Hotspur, but was sacked after just four months with Spurs sat eighth in the Premier League.
Following his sacking, Nuno took the reins of Saudi Professional League side Al-Ittihad in July 2022, and guided them to their ninth league title, their first in 14 years.
Playing his trade as a goalkeeper, Nuno started his career at Portuguese side Vitoria SC, where he battled for the first-choice spot with Neno.
In 1996, Nuno met a Portuguese nightclub owner named Jorge Mendes, agreeing to become his first client.
Mendes has since gone on to become a 'superagent', with a client portfolio that includes global superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Ruben Dias and Diego Costa.
After signing with Mendes, he brokered a £1million transfer of Nuno to La Liga's Deportivo, where Nuno spent six seasons. However, he spent three seasons out on loan and, when at the club, struggled to establish himself as a regular starter.
In 2002, Nuno transferred to Porto for £3million, where he would play under Mourinho. Nuno was largely used as a back-up goalkeeper, but in a 2003 Taca de Portugal game, Nuno started and converted a penalty in Porto's 7-0 drubbing of Varzim SC.
The following season, Nuno was transferred to the Russian Premier League to play for FC Dynamo Moscow, but after just 11 appearances he moved back to Portugal, signing for CD Aves.
Nuno then saw out the end of his career back at Porto, where he was widely considered by fans to be a leader of the squad despite him largely being used as a back-up goalkeeper.
After three more years at his beloved Porto, Nuno retired from playing in 2010.
Following Nuno's retirement from playing, he wasted no time in joining back up with former Porto manager Jesualdo Ferreira at Malaga, where he took on the goalkeeping coaching.
After two seasons at Rio Ave, Nuno replaced Juan Antonio Pizzi as the manager of Spanish side Valencia. Nuno's first season resulted in a fourth-placed finish rewarding him with a contract extension.
However, after a poor start to Valencia's 2015/16 season in both La Liga and the Champions League, Nuno resigned in the November.
After his Valencia exit, Nuno was appointed head coach of former club Porto, replacing Jose Peseiro.
After initially signing a two-year contract with the club, Nuno's trophyless first season at the club was enough to see him relieved of his duties in May 2017.
Despite just six losses in his 49 games, letting the league title slip to arch-rivals Benfica was the final nail in the coffin for Nuno. This followed on from a shock penalty shootout defeat to Chaves in the Taca de Portugal.
Just nine days after his dismissal at Porto, Nuno agreed to take charge of English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, a club with close links to his agent Mendes.
Nuno had an instant impact, winning manager of the month in the November after his Wolves side won all four games, scoring 13 goals in the process.
In his first season, Nuno ended Wolves' six-year absence from the Premier League, winning the Championship title with two games to spare and amassing 99 points while doing so.
Following their promotion, Nuno was awarded a contract extension, tying him to the club until 2021.
In his first season in the Premier League, Nuno's Wolves side were considered the dark horses of the campaign, finishing a very respectable seventh and qualifying for the Europa League for the first time since 1981.
Even more impressively, Nuno's remained consistent in his second season in the top flight, replicating Wolves' seventh-placed finish while also leading them to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
In the 2020/21 season, Wolves struggled to recreate their form of previous seasons, struggling with injuries, including a major head injury suffered by striker Raul Jiminez.
After a less than convincing league campaign left Wolves 13th in the table, the club announced that Nuno would be leaving Molineux at the end of the season by mutual consent.
The news broke ahead of the penultimate game of the season, allowing fans to pay their respects at home to Manchester United - the first game in which fans were allowed to attend following COVID-19 measures.
Spurs had a very lacklustre 2020/21 Premier League campaign, missing out on Europa and Champions League spaces. But things failed to improve under the Portugeuse boss.
Not helped at all by wantaway captain, Harry Kane, Spurs struggled to find the net and suffered disappointing defeats to Chelsea and West Ham as well as a 3-1 loss in the north London derby.
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Antonio Conte’s time at Tottenham is reportedly close to coming to an end after less than 18 months in charge.
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