Juventus have paid tribute to Gian Piero Ventrone in a classy statement following the death of the Tottenham fitness coach. Amid reports from Italy early on Thursday morning stating that Ventrone had died suddenly from acute leukaemia, Tottenham confirmed the tragic news at 10am.
Working for the Serie A giants in the 1990s, the Italian returned to Turin at the turn of the century and played his part in the Bianconeri winning even more silverware. Having a big impact on the Tottenham team during his time at the club, he very much did likewise at Juventus, who hailed him in their statement for the role he played in helping football enter a new era.
"One of the historic names at Juventus at the turn of the century, Gian Piero Ventrone, has left us at the age of 62 (sic)," wrote the Italian club on their official website. "Gian Piero worked as a Juventus athletic trainer, from 1994 to 1999, helping Marcello Lippi build and look after a Juve side that won everything in Italy and Europe.
