Andrea Pirlo is no longer Fatih Karagümrük’s coach, the Turkish club has announced. Pirlo signed a one-year contract with the Süper Lig club last summer, but because a longer collaboration is not possible, the club has decided to let the Italian and his staff go. It is still unclear what Pirlo’s next step will be.
“Since we cannot continue with Mr. Andrea Pirlo and his staff next season, we have given them permission to leave,” Karagümrük said on social media. “Hoping it will give them a chance to plan their future. We will use the remaining time in the most effective way to win our matches and then determine our future.”
“We are very happy to have experienced a season with Andrea and thank him for his contributions to our club. We wish him the best for his future!”, the club concludes its statement. Karagümrük finished eighth in the Süper Lig last season and the appointment of Pirlo did not diminish the ambitions. The club from Istanbul currently occupies ninth place.
Pirlo’s departure comes after a series of three lost games. After home defeats against Antalyaspor (0-1) and Adana Demirspor (2-3), the club fell hard on Monday at reigning champion Trabzonspor (4-1). Pirlo started his coaching career with the Under 23 of Juventus, after which he was appointed coach of the first in August 2020. After one season, the former stylist got his congé. A year later he was appointed coach of Karagümrük.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | v | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 74 |
| 3 | Besiktas | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 74 |
| 4 | Adana Demirspor | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 63 |
| 5 | Medipol Basaksehir | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 53 |
| 6 | Trabzonspor | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Konyaspor | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Kayserispor | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 49 |
| 9 | Fatih Karagumruk | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 44 |
| 10 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 41 |
| 11 | KasImpasa | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 40 |
| 12 | Ankaragucu | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 39 |
| 13 | Antalyaspor | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Sivasspor | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 37 |
| 15 | Istanbulspor | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -21 | 35 |
| 16 | Giresunspor | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -19 | 34 |
| 17 | Umraniyespor | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 27 |
| 18 | Gaziantep FC | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -32 | 25 |
| 19 | Hatayspor | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | -55 | 23 |
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