Antonio Conte appointed Chelsea coach
- Apr 4, 2016
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After weeks of speculation, Chelsea have finally announced the appointment of Antonio Conte as first team head coach.
The club announced that the former Juventus coach signed a three-year contract and will begin work in London after leading Italy in this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament.
The former Italian league title winning coach expressed his happiness at his appointment.
The 46-year-old Italian 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.
“I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation. I will continue to focus on my job with the Italian national team and will reserve speaking about Chelsea again until after the Euros.
” Antonio Conte will be the fifth Italian to manage Chelsea, following on from Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Di Matteo
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