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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Fiorentina reappoint former boss Pioli as head coach
Serie A side Fiorentina have reappointed Stefano Pioli as their new head coach on a three-year contract. Pioli, 59, parted ways with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr last month after less than a year in charge and was immediately linked with a return to his former club. Advertisement He succeeds Raffaele Palladino, who resigned shortly after signing a contract extension in May. "I am very happy that Stefano Pioli is the new coach of Fiorentina's first team," said club president Rocco Commisso. "From the very first moment I spoke to him, I found a coach with great human values who is ready to do everything he can for this club and this city, which he knows very well and has a close bond with." Former defender Pioli played 156 times for Fiorentina between 1989 and 1995 and coached them between 2017 and 2019. He went on to manage AC Milan, leading them to the 2021-2022 Serie A title during his four-and-a-half years in charge, before his move to the Saudi Pro League. Fiorentina, who finished sixth in Serie A last season, signed 39-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina captain striker Edin Dzeko on Thursday.
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Fiorentina reappoint former boss Pioli as head coach
Serie A side Fiorentina have reappointed Stefano Pioli as their new head coach on a three-year 59, parted ways with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr last month after less than a year in charge and was immediately linked with a return to his former succeeds Raffaele Palladino, who resigned shortly after signing a contract extension in May."I am very happy that Stefano Pioli is the new coach of Fiorentina's first team," said club president Rocco Commisso."From the very first moment I spoke to him, I found a coach with great human values who is ready to do everything he can for this club and this city, which he knows very well and has a close bond with."Former defender Pioli played 156 times for Fiorentina between 1989 and 1995 and coached them between 2017 and went on to manage AC Milan, leading them to the 2021-2022 Serie A title during his four-and-a-half years in charge, before his move to the Saudi Pro who finished sixth in Serie A last season, signed 39-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina captain striker Edin Dzeko on Thursday.
Free Malaysia Today
6 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Veteran Dzeko returns to Serie A with Fiorentina
Edin Dzeko scored 21 goals in all competitions last season for Fenerbahce before his contract expired. (EPA Images pic) ROME : Veteran striker Edin Dzeko has returned to Serie A after joining Fiorentina on a free transfer from Fenerbahce, the Italian club announced today. The 39-year-old has signed a one-year deal with an automatic extension to stay for a second season 'if certain conditions are met'. Dzeko previously played six seasons in Serie A with Roma and then enjoyed a two-year spell at Inter Milan, winning the Italian Cup in 2022 and 2023. Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time leading goalscorer, who won two Premier League titles with Manchester City, scored 21 goals in all competitions last season for Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce before his contract expired. Fiorentina finished sixth in Serie A last term, qualifying for the Uefa Conference League. Former AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli is expected to take over as coach following the surprise departure of Raffaele Palladino.
Al-Ahram Weekly
6 days ago
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- Al-Ahram Weekly
Dzeko, 39, returns to Serie A with Fiorentina - World
Veteran striker Edin Dzeko has returned to Serie A after joining Fiorentina on a free transfer from Fenerbahce, the Italian club announced on Thursday. The 39-year-old has signed a one-year deal with an automatic extension to stay for a second season "if certain conditions are met". Dzeko previously played six seasons in Serie A with Roma and then enjoyed a two-year spell at Inter Milan, winning the Italian Cup in 2022 and 2023. Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time leading goalscorer, who won two Premier League titles with Manchester City, scored 21 goals in all competitions last season for Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce before his contract expired. Fiorentina finished sixth in Serie A last term, qualifying for the UEFA Conference League. Former AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli is expected to take over as coach following the surprise departure of Raffaele Palladino. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
New York Times
6 days ago
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- New York Times
Fiorentina sign Edin Dzeko from Fenerbahce
Edin Dzeko has signed for Serie A club Fiorentina from Fenerbahce on an initial one-year contract. Dzeko, 39, could see his deal extended into a second year 'if certain conditions are met,' the club said in a statement on Thursday, and will play in the Conference League next season following Fiorentina's sixth-place finish in 2024-25. Advertisement Fiorentina have yet to appoint a new head coach following the exit of Raffaele Palladino in May after a single season in charge. Dzeko returns to the Italian top-flight, where he had previously appeared in eight consecutive seasons between spells with Roma and Inter. Dzeko finished as the Super Lig's second top goalscorer in his debut season in Turkey after joining Fenerbahce in 2023, netting 21 times in 36 league games, four behind Galatasaray's Mauro Icardi. The Bosnian was named Fenerbahce's captain upon signing for the club, and started in all but three of his side's Super Lig matches under Jose Mourinho during the 2024-25 season, in which his side finished second behind Galatasaray. He recorded 21 goals and eight assists in 53 appearances during the recent campaign, but leaves Fenerbahce without a trophy in his two-year spell. Dzeko won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the League Cup during a five-year stay at Manchester City between 2010 and 2015. The striker scored 72 goals and assisted 28 in 189 appearances for the English club under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini, before leaving the club to join Roma, a year before Pep Guardiola's arrival at the Etihad. The forward spent six years in the Italian capital and finished as the Serie A's top goalscorer in the 2016-17 with 29 goals. He scored 119 times in 260 appearances for Roma, before signing for Inter in 2021, where he won two Coppas Italia and two Supercoppas Italiana. Dzeko also won a Bundesliga title with Wolfsburg in 2008-09, before finishing as the Bundesliga's top scorer the following campaign.
