China News Service, August 9th. In the early morning of August 9th, Beijing time, Serie A giants Juventus announced on their club's official website that Pirlo has officially appointed as the head coach of the team. The two sides signed a two-year contract until 2022. June 30th.
Juventus wrote in the statement: "This decision is based on the trust in Pirlo. He has helped us succeed in the past. He was once a talented and great player with rich experience. Now, he will be here. Juventus ushered in his first coaching career, he will lead a team full of talent and strength to success."
The day before, the Juventus club just announced that the team coach Sarri officially dismissed get out of class. Although he led the team to the league championship and achieved nine consecutive Serie A titles, but the Champions League 1/8 final was eliminated by Lyon and missed the quarter-finals, which is still one of the important reasons for Sarri's dismissal.
The 41-year-old Pirlo played for Juventus from 2011 to 2015. During this period, he represented the team in 164 appearances and scored 19 goals, helping the team win 4 Serie A titles, 1 Italian Cup and 2 times Italian Super Cup champion.
However, after retiring, Pirlo has no experience in coaching the first team. 10 days ago, he was just appointed as the Juventus U23 coach. Now with a single appointment, Pirlo has also completed a huge leap from a retired player to a coaching goal. (Finish)