FC Sion owner fires coach and take over after huge defeat

Christian Constantin, President and Chairman of FC Sion

By Emillia Hawkins, SION Switzerland

The owner of a Swiss Super League club has sensationally suspended his first team manager and announced that he will take over as interim boss.

Christian Constantin, President and Chairman of FC Sion, temporarily dismissed Fabio Celestini following the club's 4-0 league defeat to St. Gallen on Saturday.

And it has since been revealed that the 66-year-old will take his spot on the sidelines for both upcoming matches against Lugano.

An official club statement read: "FC Sion confirms the sidelining of Fabio Celestini for a period of one week.

Fabio Celestini

"In the meantime, Christian Constantin is taking over the team and will be on the FC Sion bench for the two upcoming matches against FC Lugano."

Celestini was appointed as Sion manager in November following the departure of Paolo Tramezzani.

But he has so far won just one of his eight games in charge.

The former Switzerland international took charge of his first game in January, shortly after all players returned from the World Cup break.

His first loss came in a friendly against VfB Stuttgart.

Sion suffered a 3-0 defeat to the Bundesliga side.

Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon.

They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in 13 of their 14 appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2015.

The first team of the club was also known as their incorporated name Olympique des Alpes SA.