Italian Andrea Pirlo, a year after his dismissal by Juventus Turin, has signed a one-year contract to coach Fatih Karagümrük's side, the Turkish first division club announced on Sunday.
"Pirlo has signed a contract which makes him a member of Karagümrük for one year from July 1," the Istanbul team said on Twitter, posting a photo of the 2006 Italian world champion in a white shirt in front of the club logo. .
“Happy to start a new adventure”, reacted Sunday evening on Twitter the ex-coach of Juventus Turin.
Andrea Pirlo will be presented to the press on Tuesday, the club said.
Former leader of Juve and AC Milan, the 43-year-old Italian was dismissed in May 2021 by Juventus Turin at the end of his very first season as a coach, marked by two titles (Cup and Supercup from Italy) but disappointments in the Champions League and in the league.
Propelled coach of the Old Lady, his coaching diploma barely obtained, the ex-genius of the round ball had not done better than 4th place in Serie A for his first season, interrupting a historic series of nine titles consecutive Italian champions of the Bianconeri.
The ex-player, who has won almost everything with AC Milan, Juventus and the Italian selection (a World Cup, two Champions Leagues and six Italian championships), will have the mission of shooting towards the top of the Süper Lig the modest club of Fatih Karagümrük.
Based in Istanbul, the team, which moved up to the Turkish first division in the 2020-2021 season, finished 8th in the Süper Lig this season.
The Turkish club had previously been coached by another Italian, Francesco Farioli.
It has several Italian players in its workforce, including goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano, who notably worked for Sampdoria, and striker Fabio Borini, as well as Argentinian Lucas Biglia, former Lazio Rome player, Swedish Jimmy Durmaz, who passed through Toulouse. and Frenchman and former Nantes resident Abdoulaye Touré.
