Gilardino agrees Parma return as coach

The former Parma striker and Italy World Cup winner is set to return to the Tardini as coach.

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What happened. Alberto Gilardino has reached an agreement to become Parma coach, replacing Carlos Cuesta, and will sign his contract today. Cuesta left by mutual consent on Sunday.

• Gilardino must first terminate his Pisa contract after being sacked in February.
• He scored 56 goals in 116 Parma games between 2002 and 2005.
• He was part of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning squad.

Gilardino returns to the club where he starred as a player, tasked with building on Cuesta's survival.

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