Ferrara reveals future plans
Monday 16 May, 2005
Ciro Ferrara, who yesterday made his 500th Serie A appearance, will join the Juventus youth sector next season.
The 38-year-old will hang up his boots at the end of the current campaign but says he won’t be leaving the Italian giants.
"I’ll still be a part of the environment here," he told the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. "I’ll work as a director in the youth system.
"I want to transmit some of my experience to boys who are just about to enter the football world, a world that can be difficult at the start."
Ferrara, who was given a standing ovation by the Juve faithful at the Delle Alpi during the 2-0 win over Parma on Sunday, will wave goodbye to his playing days in a farewell game in his hometown of Napoli on June 9.
The former Italian international won two Serie A titles with Napoli before joining the Turin outfit in 1994. He’s now on the verge of collecting his sixth Scudetto with Juve.
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