Overview
- Parma confirmed Alberto Gilardino as its new head coach on a contract running through the 2026/27 season with a club-held option to extend for two more seasons.
- Pisa announced a consensual termination of Gilardino’s contract and his staff’s contracts, enabling his immediate move to Parma.
- Gilardino replaces Carlos Cuesta, who left Parma by mutual consent following reported disagreements over the club project.
- Parma published Gilardino’s on-field team as Gaetano Caridi (assistant coach), Francesco Valiani (technical collaborator), Antonio Bovenzi (fitness coach) and Mirco Vecchi (match analyst).
- A former Parma striker with 116 appearances and 56 goals and a 2006 World Cup winner, Gilardino brings recent coaching experience from Rezzato, Pro Vercelli, Genoa and Pisa and will hold a press conference after arriving in the city.