Andrea Pirlo set to return to managing role in Turkey after 1 year after failed stint at Juventus
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Former Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo is now the new of the Turkish Super League side Karagümrük for the 22/23 season.
The 43-year-old player-turned-coach started his managing career with the Serie A giant Juventus back in 2020. However, he was sacked after just one season at the helm following a disappointing season where the Turin giant conceded the Serie A title to Inter Milan.
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What was the road for Andrea Pirlo’s appointment as a manager in Turkey?
Istanbul-based Fatih Karagümrük finished the 2021-22 season eighth in the league table with 57 points. Following its promotion to the Turkish top-tier in 2019-20, Karagümrük established itself as a Süper Lig regular under former coach Francesco Farioli.
The club then hired former Fenerbahçe and Turkish national team veteran, Volkan Demirel as its new coach after Farioli resigned.
To the surprise of many, including club President Süleyman Hurma, Demirel parted ways with Karagümrük at the end of the season, despite the eighth-place finish. With the manager’s office empty, the club is now looking to bring in Pirlo, according to reports in the Italian media.
Unlike his coaching debut at Juventus, Andrea Pirlo had a sparkling career as a footballer. He started off with Brescia, before going on to represent some of the biggest clubs in Serie A, including Inter, Milan and Juventus.
Andrea Pirlo has won two Serie A titles and two Champions League titles with Milan and four more domestic titles with Juventus. Pirlo was also a key member of Italy’s World Cup-winning team in 2006.
Under his guidance as a coach, Juventus fourth finished in the Serie A, and won the Italian Cup and the Italian Super Cup. The Turin-based club averaged 2.15 points per game in a total of 52 matches under Pirlo, but finished behind Inter, AC Milan and Napoli.
What did Adana Demirspor manager say about Pirlo’s appointment?
Vincenzo Montella, the Adana Demirspor manager, told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I’d like that. The Turkish league is a good level, with the small details decisive here as well and us Italian managers can help it grow even more.
“I’m not saying we are the best but we bring a great level of tactical knowledge with us.”
Montella also said: “I really wanted to show that a couple of difficult seasons had not diminished by desire to be a manager.
“It’s that the ball moving is what gives me the most energy and adrenaline. I wanted to start again and I wasn’t afraid to do it in Turkey with a team that had just been promoted and had just sacked their manager.”
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