Olympique de Marseille: Roberto De Zerbi's departure by the numbers

Roberto De Zerbi's departure by the numbers

Europe 11 February 2026 at 07:34

Olympique de Marseille: Roberto De Zerbi's departure by the numbers

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The heavy defeat suffered by Olympique de Marseille in the Ligue 1 classic against Paris Saint-Germain (5-0) forced the management to part ways with Roberto De Zerbi.

Both parties announced they had mutually agreed to end their collaboration overnight from Tuesday, February 10 to Wednesday, February 11. The humiliation at Parc des Princes proved to be the final straw for the Italian coach.

Here are some key stats from this split, some collected from the X account "Stats Foot":

- Roberto De Zerbi led OM in 69 matches since his arrival in the summer of 2024, with a record of 39 wins, 8 draws, and 22 defeats.

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- The Italian boasts the highest win ratio with OM in official matches in the 21st century: 57%, ahead of Igor Tudor (56%) and Jorge Sampaoli (54%).

- Alongside Elie Baup in 2013/14 (17th matchday) and Marcelino in 2023/24 (5th matchday), the Italian is among the highest-ranked coaches at the moment of leaving OM mid-season since 2000 (4th after 21 matchdays).

- The 5-0 loss to PSG is the heaviest defeat that led OM to sack their coach since Gérard Gili (OL 8-0 OM on May 24, 1997).

- Roberto De Zerbi is also the first coach to be dismissed after a classic since November 2001.

- OM is now undergoing its 32nd managerial change in Ligue 1 in the 21st century (including interim coaches). No other club in the French top flight has changed managers as often during this period.

- The last foreign coach to complete two consecutive full seasons at OM was the Italian Guiseppe Zilizzi in 1947/48 and 1948/49.