Farioli visits Alanyaspor president, gifts him Thiago Silva shirt | OneFootball

While on holiday in Turkey, Francesco Farioli met with Alanyaspor president Hasan Çavuşoglu to express his support and gratitude. The visit was intended to wish the official a speedy recovery after he recently underwent bypass surgery, and also to offer condolences for the death of Çavuşoglu’s brother, Aydın, last month.

It is worth recalling that Farioli managed the Turkish club between 2021 and 2023, after one season as an assistant. During the visit, the Italian coach made a point of highlighting the president’s decisive role in his professional journey. “We got where we got thanks to you. At the time, you believed in me and gave us that vision. If I am here today, it is because of you,” said Farioli, adding: “For the first time in five years, I took a holiday and came here to see you.”

The Italian coach also expressed satisfaction with the president’s state of health: “I’m very happy to see him. He looked very well. He is a strong person.”

For his part, Hasan Çavuşoglu returned the praise and said he was proud of the coach’s achievements at FC Porto. “We missed you. We are proud of your successes in Europe. We were very saddened by the league title you lost the previous year [with Ajax], but you became champion with FC Porto and we are proud of you,” said the Alanyaspor president.

Çavuşoglu also highlighted Farioli’s loyalty, which he considers unusual. “No coach who went to big teams after working with us ever thanked Alanyaspor or me personally. You were the first to do so. I thank you for that as well. While you were working at Nice, Ajax and Porto, you always said: ‘I am here thanks to you.’ No one says it as sincerely as you do. That is why we like you so much,” he said.

To mark the occasion, Farioli presented Hasan Çavuşoglu with a commemorative jersey for Thiago Silva’s 1,000th match, the centre-back who arrived at FC Porto in January to help the Dragons win the title. The jersey, signed by the defender, bore a dedication: “To President Hasan, to Alanyaspor, for making this dream possible! Eternally grateful!”

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