Seria A’s Genoa appoint Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira as head coach

Seria A’s Genoa appoint Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira as head coach

Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira has been appointed as the new head coach of Serie A club Genoa.

The 48-year-old joins a club that is in 17th position in the Italian top flight, one point above the relegation zone.

He replaces Alberto Gilardino who was sacked on Tuesday with the club 17th in the table, just one point clear of the relegation zone.

“Genoa CFC announces that Patrick Vieira has been entrusted with the technical management of the first team,” the club said in a statement.

“The new coach will direct the first training session this afternoon after the formalisation of the contract at the Villa Rostan headquarters.”

The 1998 World Cup winner with France spent the bulk of his playing career with Arsenal driving them to three Premier League titles and two Doubles.

He later went on to play for Juventus and Inter Milan, where he won four Serie A titles, before closing his on-field career with Manchester City.

His management career has taken him to New York City, Nice, Crystal Palace, and his last job at Strasbourg which he left “by mutual agreement” in July.

During his playing career, Vieira won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups at Arsenal, as well as silverware with AC Milan, Inter Milan and Manchester City.

He also helped France win the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship.

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