Juventus's former maestro is going back to Turin.
Andrea Pirlo, the Italian midfield great who played for Juventus from 2011-2015, is returning to the club as its under-23 coach, according to a team statement.
The job will be Pirlo's first in management, and it comes three years after he retired following a stint in MLS with New York City FC. The 2006 World Cup winner, six-time Serie A winner and two-time Champions League winner will take the helm of Juve's U-23s, a team that is just two years old and has had two managers in its brief existence.