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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thiago Motta[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1982[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Juventus (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Juventus-SP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Barcelona B | 84 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Barcelona | 96 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Genoa | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Inter Milan | 55 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain | 166 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 434 | (43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Brazil | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Italy | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Genoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spezia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Juventus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thiago Motta (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈmɔtɐ]; Italian: [ˈtjaːɡo ˈmɔtta]; born 28 August 1982) is a Brazilian and Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Juventus.
A defensive midfielder, Motta spent his early career in Spain with Barcelona, where he won two La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League despite recurring injuries. After brief spells with Atlético Madrid and Genoa, Motta was signed by Inter Milan in 2009, being part of the squad that won a continental treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and the Champions League in 2010. He joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2012, where he won 18 trophies (including five Ligue 1 titles) before retiring in 2018.
Born and raised in Brazil and of Italian descent, Motta also holds Italian citizenship.[3] After making one appearance for his country of birth in 2003, he represented the latter national team a total of 30 times since making his debut in 2011, scoring once. He appeared as Italy were finalists at UEFA Euro 2012, and also played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016.
Following his retirement, he coached the PSG's under-19 side. In October 2019, he returned to Genoa as their manager. before he was fired in December following a poor run of results. In July 2021, Motta was appointed manager of Spezia, where he remained for one season, before taking over as manager of Bologna in September 2022, leading them to qualify for the Champions League in his second season. In June 2024, Motta was appointed head coach of Juventus.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Thiago Motta". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Azzurri più vicini all' Europa grazie al signor Fogagnolo" [Blues closer to Europe thanks to Mr. Fogagnolo]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 27 March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.