Carlos Cuesta, 29, named Parma coach after leaving Arsenal role

PARMA, Italy (AP) — Carlos Cuesta has change into the youngest coach in Serie A in almost a century after being employed by Parma on Thursday.

It’s the 29-year-old Cuesta’s first position as a head coach after spending the previous 5 years as an assistant at English Premier League membership Arsenal.

Parma introduced that Cuesta signed a two-year contract with the choice of a 3rd 12 months.

Cuesta has expertise in Italy, having been an assistant coach with the under-17 staff at Juventus for 2 years. He additionally labored with Atletico Madrid’s youth groups previous to that.

Cuesta, a Mallorca native, is the second-youngest coach ever to work within the Italian high flight.

In 1939, Elio Loschi was 29 years, 9 months, 20 days outdated when he took cost of his first match as player-coach at Triestina.

Cuesta will probably be 30 years, 26 days outdated when he takes to the dugout for Parma’s first match, coincidentally additionally towards Juventus.

Italian media reported that Cuesta took his first steps into teaching when he was finding out in Madrid. He messaged members of the technical workers of each the town’s groups on social media till the then-coach of Atletico’s under-12 staff responded.

Former Parma coach Cristian Chivu left the membership final week, after steering the staff to Serie A security, to take over at Inter Milan.

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