Champions League runners-up Inter Milan have appointed Cristian Chivu as their new manager.

The 44-year-old Romanian, a former Inter defender and youth coach, takes the reins after leaving Parma, where he had been in charge for just 13 matches.

Chivu replaces Simone Inzaghi, who parted ways with Inter following a crushing 5-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on 31 May and has since taken up a new role at Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.

Chivu took over at Parma in February in what was his first senior managerial role, guiding the club to safety in Serie A with three wins.

Now returning to the club where he enjoyed seven successful years as a player—winning three league titles—Chivu has signed a contract with Inter that runs until 2027.

In a statement, Inter praised Chivu’s journey, saying he has “gone through experiences and challenges of enormous importance, events that have shaped him as a man and a professional, binding him inextricably to the black and blue colours.”

His tenure will begin with the Club World Cup, where Inter open their campaign against Mexican side Monterrey on 17 June.