The Short Version
While Christian Panucci was genuinely appointed Albania's national team head coach in July 2017 — confirmed by the Albanian Football Association and multiple credible outlets — that role ended in March 2019. No national federation has appointed him since. The claim's present-perfect framing, combined with a debunked late-2025 viral hoax about his appointment as Indonesia's coach, creates a strong misleading impression that a current or recent appointment exists. The underlying historical fact is real, but the framing omits critical context.