Giorgio Chiellini Joins LAFC as Player Development Coach

The former Juventus and Italy defender will work with the first-team, following his retirement from professional soccer last month.

Giorgio Chiellini, former Italy and Juventus defender, has been hired as a player development coach by Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC.
Chiellini played the final 18 months of his playing career with LAFC before announcing his retirement in December.
He represented Italy on 117 occasions and captained them to the Euro 2020 title.
During his club career at Juventus, Chiellini helped them win nine consecutive Serie A titles, five Coppa Italia trophies and five domestic Supercups.
Chiellini will work with coach Steve Cherundolo in aspects of first-team player development.