Tottenham fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone has sadly passed away at the age of 61.
The club said:
‘He employed innovative methods in physical conditioning inspired by modern criteria, which led the way in Italy and abroad.
‘A member of Lippi’s staff when Italy won the World Cup in 2006, he continued to enrich his career, in France, China and England, where he was working before his passing.
‘We will always remember his attention to detail, his work philosophy, and perhaps his greatest talent, the understanding that football – and especially the fundamental components of conditioning and athleticism – was gradually entering a new era.
‘A new era that, in part, he helped write.”