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2013/2014

Thiago Motta (Brazilian Portuguese: ; Italian: ; born 28 August 1982) is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Juventus. As a player, Motta initially established himself at Barcelona in Spain before finishing his career in France with Paris Saint-Germain. On the international stage Motta started out playing for Brazil, but subsequently switched allegiance to Italy going on to represent the country at three tournaments. 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 holds Italian citizenship. After making two appearances for his country of birth in 2003, he subsequently 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. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article