Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Antonio Conte as First Team Head Coach.
Conte, who is currently the manager of the Italy national side, has signed a three-year contract. He will begin work in London following his country’s participation in this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament.
The 46-year-old said: ‘I am very excited about the prospect of working at Chelsea Football Club. I am proud to be the coach of the national team of my country and only a role as attractive as manager of Chelsea could follow that.
‘I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the club and the day-to-day challenge of competing in the Premier League.
‘Chelsea and English football are watched wherever you go, the fans are passionate and my ambition is to have more success to follow the victories I enjoyed in Italy.
Conte will be the fifth Italian to manage Chelsea, following on from Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Di Matteo. In common with the first three of those names, he was formerly at Juventus, in his case as both a player and a manager.
Chelsea FC, anunció este lunes que el Italiano Antonio Conte sera el nuevo tecnico del equipo de primera división.
Conte quien actualmente dirige a la seleccion Nacional de Italia, ha firmado contrato por 3 años y comenzara a trabajr en Londres una vez concluya la participación con ITalia en la Eurocopa 2016 que se disputara en Francia entre el 10 de junio y el 10 de julio.
De 46 años de edad, Conte, dijo estar muy emocionado de poder comenzar a trabajar con el Chelsea FC. Estoy muy orgulloso por ser el tecnico de la seleccion nacional de mi país y solo un cargo como manager de Chelsea puede ser tan atractivo como el presente.
Conte sera el quinto tecnico Italiano en el Chelsea, despues de Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti y Roberto Di Matteo. en comun con los tres primeros Conte, tiene que tambien fue jugador de la Juventus. y en su caso jugador y manager.