Roberto Mancini turns 51 today and will have plenty of time for celebrations as he’s currently unattached after being sacked by Inter Milan this season.

The Italian won the Serie A with Sampordia and Lazio during his playing career while he secured three consecutive league title wins for Inter during his first spell as manager of the club.

Mancini took over Manchester City in 2009 and delivered their first Premier League title in the 2011-12 campaign in dramatic fashion.

More sporting birthdays on this day:

1949: Masanori Sekiya, racing car driver and first Japanese to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans (67).

1964: David Giles, Australian star sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (52).

1984: Domata Peko, defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL (32).

1986: Suresh Raina, India limited overs batsman and 2011 World Cup winner (30).