Gattuso becomes Fiorentina coach

The new Viola boss will take charge of the team from 1 July 2021

“I’m very happy to be able to announce to the Viola fans that Gennaro Gattuso will be the next Fiorentina coach,” said president Rocco Commisso.

“I’m convinced that Gattuso – who is a young coach but already has lots of experience – will help us to progress. His professional and personal background shows that he will bring determination, competence and desire to our club. He will help us in our growth and his professional and human history represent for the club an important guarantee of determination, competence and desire to win.

“I would like to thank the senior management team for their hard work in completing such an important appointment for the future of our club within days of the season finishing.”

Gattuso won virtually everything there was to win during his playing days with AC Milan and enjoyed historic success with Italy when he helped the Azzurri to World Cup glory in 2006. He took on his first coaching role in 2013 with Swiss outfit Sion, before experiences with Palermo and Pisa amongst others.

After joining AC Milan in November 2017, Gattuso led the Rossoneri to sixth- and then fifth-placed finishes in Serie A. He was appointed Napoli coach in December 2019, winning the Coppa Italia in the 2019/20 season before leading the team to a fifth-placed finish in the 2020/21 campaign.