World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo was named coach of Juventus' Under-23 team, which plays in Serie C, on Thursday.
The announcement comes three years after the 41-year-old Pirlo ended his playing career and five years after he left Juventus for New York City FC.
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OFFICIAL | @Pirlo_official is the new Under 23 coach.
— JuventusFC (#Stron9er 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆) (@juventusfcen) July 30, 2020
Welcome 🔙, Coach Pirlo!https://t.co/yGGYuLj6N7 pic.twitter.com/j1potSZZIN
Nicknamed Il Maestro for his passing skills, Pirlo helped Italy win the 2006 World Cup and also won Serie A six times -- twice with AC Milan and four times with Juventus.
He also won the Champions League twice with Milan.
Last month, Juventus' U23 team won the Serie C Italian Cup title.