Antonio Conte Confirmed As Tottenham Head Coach

Abiola Olawale
Writer
ENFIELD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: New Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte poses for a photo at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on November 01, 2021 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

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Tottenham Football Club, on Tuesday has announced the appointment of Antonio Conte as its Head Coach.

This is coming barely 24 hours after Nuno Espirito Santo was relived of his duties as the head coach of the North London side.

Meanwhile, Tottenham has now confirmed the appointment of Conte, a former Chelsea coach, on a contract till the summer of 2023.

This announcement was made on the official website of Tottenham.

“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Antonio Conte as our Head Coach on a contract until the summer of 2023, with an option to extend,” Tottenham wrote on its website.

Born in Lecce, Antonio began his coaching career as an assistant in Siena in 2005 and had spells at Arezzo, Bari – where he won Serie B – and Atalanta before returning to Juventus in 2011. He won the title in his first season, 2011/12, completing the campaign unbeaten and equalling a club record 28-match unbeaten run set by Fabio Capello. He completed a hat-trick of titles with success in 2012/13 and 2013/14, when Juve amassed a Serie A record of 102 points.

Antonio went on to take charge of Chelsea where he won the Premier league in 2016. He also added the FA Cup to his list of honours in 2018 before moving back to Italy and Internazionale in May, 2019, guiding the side to their first title in 11 years in 2020/21.

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