Claudio Chiellini has been named new Juventus NextGen coach.
Chiellini, the brother of former Juve captain Giorgio Chiellini, was previously part of Juve's coaching staff before leaving two years ago to become Pisa sporting director.
Chiellini will become the Head of Next Gen Area as of 1 July. After serving as Pisa sporting director in Serie B for two seasons, Chiellini's return picks up his journey with the Bianconeri that began in 2014 and ended in June 2021," a Juventus statement read today.
In his two seasons with Pisa, the Tuscan club finished in third place in the second division, but the dream of promotion ended at the last step, in the play-off final against Monza after extra time; while last season they finished 11th, two points from the play-off zone.
Now his return to Juventus to take charge of a key asset for the club, Next Gen, a project he witnessed the birth of and which he was Team Coordinator of for three seasons, the first years of its existence.
In his first Juventus experience, in addition to the work with the second team, he also oversaw the coordination of players on loan, first in the role of On Loan Players Coordinator then as On Loan Players Manager. So, he is preparing to launch himself in this new position as a profound connoisseur of the Juventus world.
Welcome back, Claudio!"
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