Italian football Giants, Juventus has appointed Andrea Pirlo, as new head coach.
The club made the announcement in a statement:
“The club has decided to entrust him with the technical leadership of the first team, after having already selected him for Juventus Under-23.
“Today’s choice is based on the belief that Pirlo has what it takes to lead, from his debut on the bench, an expert and talented squad to pursue new successes.”
The 41-year old was a legendary player for the club.
He was only named as Juventus Under-23s manager 10 days ago but has now signed a two-year contract to coach the first team.
Pirlo, played 164 games for Juventus between 2011 and 2015 and won four Serie A titles in Turin after joining from AC Milan, where he spent most of his career and won two Champions League including two league titles.