Dutch legend Ruud Gullit has been sacked as manager of Terek Grozny just minutes after losing 1-0 to Russian Premier League rivals FK Amkar Perm on Tuesday
Terek, who have won just one of their last six games and hover just above the relegation zone, lost away at the Zvezda Stadium to a last minute own goal from defender Sergey Omelyanchuk.
Club president, and controversial Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov told Gullit prior to the match that if he didn't win he would be sacked.
True to his word, Kadyrov fired the former Chelsea manager shortly after the final whistle, telling Interfax news agency: "Gullit will no longer train Terek.
Under his leadership, the team played exceptionally poorly this season.
Gullit, 48, said moments after the match ended that he expected to get the sack even if he had won the encounter at Perm.
The two-time World Player of the Year and famous for his lion back hair in the 80s surprised many when he decided to join Terek in January. The honeymoon was short-lived after the Russian Premier League side started the season with three wins from 12 matches.
Despite being a great and skillful player, the woes of the Dutchman as a manager continue. The last time he ever won a silverware was in 1997 as a player manager for Chelsea.
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