Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the departure of head coach Igor Tudor by mutual consent, ending a troubled 44-day tenure in which the Croatian won just one of seven matches and left the club perilously close to Premier League relegation.
The north London club announced the decision on Sunday, March 29, 2026, confirming that goalkeeping coach Tomislav Rogic and physical coach Riccardo Ragnacci also departed alongside Tudor.
“We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for Head Coach Igor Tudor to leave the Club with immediate effect,” the club said in an official statement, adding acknowledgment of a recent personal bereavement Tudor had suffered and extending support to him and his family.
Tudor, appointed on February 14 as successor to the dismissed Thomas Frank, collected just one point from five Premier League outings. His sole league point came in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, and his side also exited the Champions League at the last-16 stage, falling 7-5 on aggregate to Atletico Madrid.
His short reign opened with three successive defeats to Arsenal, Fulham and Crystal Palace, making him only the second head coach in Tottenham’s history to begin with such a run, after Martin Jol suffered the same fate in November 2004.
The final blow came last weekend when a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest left Spurs just one place and a single point above the relegation zone, with seven fixtures remaining in the 2025-26 season.
Tudor’s exit was further complicated by personal tragedy. He was informed that his father, Mario, had passed away immediately after the Forest defeat and laid him to rest in Croatia on Wednesday before the mutual parting was formally announced.
Under Tudor, Spurs completed a six-match losing streak described as the worst run of results in the club’s nearly 144-year history.
Former Burnley and Everton boss Sean Dyche is the current favourite to take charge for the remainder of the campaign. Roberto De Zerbi is also considered a candidate but is thought to be unwilling to take the job before the end of the season. Adi Hutter, the Austrian who left Monaco in 2025, is also said to be under consideration as Spurs scramble to secure a third managerial appointment in a single season.
Bruno Saltor, Tudor’s former assistant, will lead training for players who remained at Hotspur Way during the international break. Tottenham’s next fixture is an away trip to Sunderland on April 12, which the club’s new appointment is expected to oversee.
Spurs last faced relegation from the top flight in 1977.
