Andrea Pirlo has been sacked as Sampdoria coach after just over a season in charge, the Serie B club announced on Thursday.
Sampdoria started the season with one draw and two defeats, leaving them second from bottom in the table.
Pirlo, who won the World Cup as a player with Italy in 2006, had a one-year stint as Juventus coach in 2020-21, after briefly coaching their under-23 team.
After leaving Juventus, Pirlo took charge of Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük in 2022, but again only spent a year in charge.
The 45-year-old was appointed Sampdoria manager in June 2023 with the task of guiding the club back to Serie A following their relegation from Italy's top flight last season.
However, Sampdoria finished seventh in the Serie B standings before being eliminated by Palermo in the preliminary round of the promotion playoffs.
Nicknamed “the maestro” for his passing ability, Pirlo also won the Serie A six times as a player: twice with AC Milan and four times with Juventus. He won the Champions League twice with Milan.
Information from Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
