Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has died aged 60, his family announced on Thursday.
Shakespeare, who also briefly held a coaching role with the English national team in 2016, died peacefully surrounded by his family according to a statement released on behalf of his family by the League Managers Association.
He was diagnosed with cancer last October.
In the 2015–16 season, Shakespeare served as Claudio Ranieri's assistant during Leicester City's remarkable Premier League victory and was given the top job in early 2017.
However, he was fired in October of the same year due to the team's poor start to the season.
Shakespeare then continued his career as an assistant manager at Everton, Watford, Aston Villa and Norwich.
His most recent role was as assistant coach at Leicester, where he worked under Dean Smith from April 2023. However, his short-term contract was not renewed following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
