Juventus season 2000 - 2001: Launch pad for coaches

The 2000-2001 Juventus squad did not win the Scudetto, but in return, 14 players in this squad went on to become coaches after retiring from football. The most successful of these were Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte.

In May 2001, Juventus saw AS Roma win the Scudetto right before their eyes, after the Olimpico team defeated Parma 3-1. AS Roma had reached their peak with outstanding individuals, but sadly the maroon team could not maintain their excellent form in the following seasons.

That was the last time Roma were seen lifting the Serie A title and until now, Roma fans are still hoping that their beloved team will once again win the title like their seniors Batistuta, Montella and Cafu.

Meanwhile, Juventus successfully took revenge the following season when they won the Serie A championship. With a total of 32 Serie A championships, Juventus is the most successful Italian team in the domestic arena. The 2000-2001 season squad could not add to the collection of the "Old Lady" Scudetto title, but in return, it contributed many coaches to world football.

According to statistics, up to 14 players in this squad have pursued coaching careers after retiring from football. The most successful of these are Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte.

14 Juve players in the 2000-01 squad went into coaching: 1) Alessio Tacchinardi, 2) Zinedine Zidane, 3) Antonio Conte, 4) Igor Tudor, 5) Filippo Inzaghi, 6) Gianluca Zambrotta, 7) Edgar Davids, 8) Paolo Montero, 9) Ciro Ferrara, 10) Gianluca Pessotto, 11) Michelangelo Rampulla, 12) Marco Zanchi, 13) Athirson, 14) Juan Esnaider

1 -Alessio Tacchinardi

Midfielder Tacchinardi played for Juventus for 13 years before retiring in 2008 with Brescia. However, he had little success as a coach. Tacchinardi led Pergolettese, a Serie D team, for two seasons and left the team last year.

2 - Zinedine Zidane

The French midfielder has had a glittering career at club and international level and is currently managing Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world. He started his career by managing Real Madrid's Castilla side, before being appointed first-team coach and winning the 2016 Champions League. Now Zidane and his players have the chance to win their first La Liga title since 2012.

3 - Antonio Conte

Like Zidane, Conte has found success in his coaching career. After being appointed to the Juventus hot seat in the summer of 2011, Conte helped Juve win three consecutive Serie A titles (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14).

The Italian strategist is leading Chelsea for his first season and the Stamford Bridge team is racing towards the finish line as they are at the top of the table and 10 points ahead of second-placed Tottenham.

4 - Igor Tudor

After retiring from playing in 2008, Igor Tudor pursued a coaching career. The former Croatian international is now in charge of one of Europe's biggest clubs, Galatasaray. Tudor signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Turkish club in February this year. He has previously coached Croatian side Hajduk Split, PAOK FC (Greece) and Karabukspor (Türkiye).

5 - Filippo Inzaghi

Filippo Inzaghi is a famous striker in the history of Serie A, but he did not have much success in his coaching career. After retiring from playing and leading the youth team of AC Milan, Inzaghi was appointed as the coach of the Milan first team. But the former Italy international only managed AC Milan for one season before leaving. Currently, Inzaghi is leading Venezia, a third-tier team in Italy.

6 -Gianluca Zambrotta

After retiring, Zambrotta also pursued a coaching career. He is currently the coach of Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League.

7 - Edgar Davids (Barnet)

Few would have thought that a hot-tempered midfielder like Edgar Davids would pursue a coaching career. However, he later led the English club Barnet (League Two) from 2012 to 2014.

8 - Paolo Montero

Montero won a total of 12 titles with Juve (including 4 Scudetti), but the most impressive thing about the former Uruguayan defender's playing career is the number of red cards he received: 21. Montero is currently in charge of Argentina's Rosario Club, Lionel Messi's hometown team. His team is currently 16th in the Argentine Primera Division this season.

9 - Ciro Ferrara

The 50-year-old former centre-back pursued a coaching career after playing for two of Italy's biggest clubs, Juventus and Napoli. Ferrara was part of the coaching staff of the 2006 World Cup-winning Italy team. He then joined Juventus' coaching staff and was appointed manager in 2009 when Claudio Ranieri was sacked. But he lost his job a year later. He coached the Italy U21 team before moving to Sampdoria in 2012. The former Juve player is now in charge of Chinese club Wuhan Zall.

10 - Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus)

Pessotto’s path after retiring from football is a sad one. Pessotto was appointed as a director of the club, but then the former player caused a stir when he tried to commit suicide by jumping out of a 15m high window at Juventus’s club office, just before the team was involved in the “Calciopoli storm”. Pessotto is currently the director of Juve’s youth academy.

11- Rampulla

Former Juve goalkeeper Michelangelo Rampulla is currently a goalkeeping coach for Guangzhou Evergrande. He was previously part of the Juve coaching staff and had a brief spell as coach at Serie D club Derthona.

12 - Marco Zanchi

Zanchi only played a handful of games for Juve and spent most of his time on loan at other clubs. He coached clubs like Vicenza and Union Venezia and their youth teams.

13 -Atherson

Athirson (Brazil) played 5 matches for Juve. After retiring, Athirson returned to his hometown to manage Esporte Clube Flamengo for a few months. The former Juve player once said that the club was so poor that he had to spend money to buy food for the players.

14 - Juan Esnaider

The Argentine striker had a rather wandering career, playing for many clubs including Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Espanyol, Porto and River Plate. He got his breakthrough when he was appointed coach of Getafe in April 2016. Unfortunately for Esnaider, he could not help Getafe avoid relegation and was fired in September 2016.

According to TT&VH