Carlos Cuesta appointed Parma head coach after Arsenal exit
Carlos Cuesta is Parma's new head coach after leaving his position after leaving Arsenal's coaching staff.
The Athletic reported on Tuesday that the 29-year-old was expected to leave for the Serie A side after being in talks with them for several weeks.
Cuesta replaces Cristian Chivu in the role after the 44-year-old Romanian succeeded Simone Inzaghi at Inter earlier this month.
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Cuesta thanked Arsenal and Mikel Arteta in two separate statements on his Instagram on Wednesday.
'After five beautiful years it's hard to put this into words, but I can only express how grateful I am for having lived my day-to-day with such special people and feel what it means to represent this football club, with its incredible history and values,' Cuesta said in the first statement. 'The only thing I've ever tried to do was give everything I had inside of me every single day.'
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In August 2020 he joined Arsenal as Arteta's assistant from Juventus' under-17 side where he occupied the same role, after a stint at Atletico Madrid.
'And then, to the person that made it happen. Thank you,' Cuesta said in a second message directed to Arteta. 'That's the only thing I can say. Thank you for your trust, for giving me the opportunity to be next to you and for showing me with constant facts which is the meaning of the word 'courage'.'
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Cuesta never played professionally but helped lead Arsenal to two Community Shield wins in 2020 and 2023 after his appointment at the age of 25.
Granit Xhaka told The Athletic in 2024: 'He knows what he's doing: he knows how to speak with the players, what the players need.
'How Carlos improved — day by day, month by month, year on year — was unbelievable. The individual meetings that we had with him were always on point, very clear to understand, and I was very grateful to learn many many new things.'
Arsenal have a new sporting director in Andrea Berta and are prepared for a big transfer window after their fifth year with no major trophies under Arteta.
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