Atalanta have formally confirmed the appointment of former Juventus and Napoli government Cristiano Giuntoli because the membership’s new sporting director efficient instantly.
Official: Giuntoli appointed Atalanta sporting director
“Atalanta BC are happy to announce the appointment of Cristiano Giuntoli — a soccer government who has established himself on the highest degree via his capability, experience and imaginative and prescient — to the Membership’s sporting construction as its new Sporting Director,” learn a on the membership web site.
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“Born in Florence, Giuntoli launched into his profession as a soccer government on the age of 36, eighteen years in the past.
“After an preliminary expertise at Spezia, he was among the many major architects of Carpi’s extraordinary rise as Sporting Director, overseeing 4 promotions in 5 years and guiding the membership from Serie D to its first-ever Serie A marketing campaign.
“Following six extremely profitable seasons in Emilia and a profitable cycle that rapidly established him among the many best executives in Italian soccer, Giuntoli moved to Napoli in 2015, the place he loved one other important and profitable chapter of his profession, profitable the Coppa Italia within the 2019/20 season and enjoying a pivotal function in securing Napoli’s historic third Serie A title in 2022/23, achievements that topped the excellent work carried out on the membership.
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“He concluded his fruitful spell at Napoli as reigning Italian champion earlier than taking over the function of Managing Director Soccer at Juventus in the summertime of 2023, profitable the Coppa Italia throughout the first of his two seasons in Turin.”
Cristiano Giuntoli throughout Igor Tudor’s introductory press convention at Juventus (image: www.juventus.com/it)
“The Percassi and Pagliuca households, together with everybody at Atalanta BC, warmly welcome Sporting Director Giuntoli and want him all the perfect in his tenure with the Membership.”
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The 54-year-old spent eight seasons with Napoli between 2015 and 2023 and was a part of the administration employees that received the membership’s first Serie A title in over 30 years on the finish of the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
He earned a transfer to Juventus off the again of the title-winning season, however lasted simply two seasons in Turin earlier than being dismissed. He has been out of labor because the finish of the 2024-25 season.
NAPLES, ITALY – MARCH 03: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his crew’s first purpose throughout the Serie A TIM match between SSC Napoli and Juventus at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 03, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
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Amongst Giuntoli’s have been Victor Osimhen for Napoli, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for a price of simply €11.5m, Kim Min-jae for round €18m, Piotr Zielinski for €15m and Stanislav Lobotka for €20m.
His signings at Juventus have been a bit extra hit or miss: Khephren Thuram, Francisco Conceicao and Pierre Kalulu have been amongst his finest value-for-money offers whereas with the Previous Girl, however the signings of Douglas Luiz and Teun Koopmeiners for a mixed price of over €100m haven’t labored out in any respect.