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Giorgio Chiellini leaves Juventus after 17 years

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A legend leaves – Chiellini leaves Juventus

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Giorgio Chiellini leaves Juventus after 17 years

The Italian European champion Giorgio Chiellini will leave record champions Juventus Turin after the end of the season. The 37-year-old left open whether he would switch to another club or end his active career.

After the announced retirement from the Italian national team, Giorgio Chiellini also announced his departure from Juventus Turin. The defender shaped an era. But that’s not the final end of a career.

FEuropean soccer champion Giorgio Chiellini is leaving the Italian record champions Juventus Turin after 17 years. The defender confirmed after the 4-2 defeat after extra time in the cup final against Inter Milan on Wednesday evening: “I’ll leave my place to the many youngsters, I won’t be here next year.” The two remaining league games will be for the 37-year-old be the last in the Juve shirt. He says goodbye without a title this year.

Chiellini began his footballing career with AS Livorno and rose to Serie A with the team in the 2003/04 season. In the summer of 2004 he was then committed by the “Old Lady”, as the Italian record champions Juventus Turin is also known. Juventus first loaned him to league rivals Fiorentina because he was supposed to gain match practice there.

Defeat in the cup final: Chiellini says goodbye without a title

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He made his AC debut on September 12, 2004 and went on to play 37 of 38 games this season. After Juve’s forced relegation to the 2nd division for the 2006/07 season due to a manipulation scandal, Chiellini remained loyal to the old lady and managed direct resurgence.

On June 1st again against Argentina

With Juve he was nine times champion, five times cup winner, and played a total of 559 games. Together with Leonardo Bonucci, he formed an untouchable duo of defenders for years, which shaped an era for both Juventus and the Italian national team, which they crowned with the European Championship title in 2021.

On June 1st, Chiellini bids farewell to the Squadra Azzurra in the game against Argentina. The game of the European champions against the champions from South America will be played at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Whether and where he will continue to play as a professional after that has not yet been decided, said the veteran on Wednesday evening: “In the next few weeks I will weigh it up carefully. I’m in no hurry.”

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