Alessandro Agostini (born 23 July 1979) is an Italian

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coach and a former player who played as a

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Playing career

Agostini joined

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in January 2004. He renewed his contract in 2006 (to 2009); in 2008 (to 2011).

Coaching career

He was appointed head coach of the Under-19 squad of

for the 2020–21 season. In July 2021, he obtained a UEFA A coaching license. On 2 May 2022, following

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's dismissal from his role as Cagliari head coach with three games to go, Agostini was appointed

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in an attempt to overturn the club's fortunes. However, Agostini failed to save Cagliari from relegation, and left the position by the end of the season after the club chose to appoint

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as their new permanent manager. He mutually rescinded his contract with Cagliari shortly thereafter. On 6 January 2023, Agostini was announced as the new Under-19 youth coach of

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, replacing

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following the appointment of the latter as the new first-team head coach. On 5 June 2024, Agostini was named head coach of

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club

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. He was sacked on 5 October 2024 after a negative start of the season.

References

External links

Gazzetta dello Sport player profile
* http://aic.football.it/scheda/641/agostini-alessandro.htm 1979 births Living people People from Vinci, Tuscany Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Ternana Calcio players FC Pistoiese SSD players Siena FC SSD players Cagliari Calcio players Empoli FC players ACF Fiorentina players Torino FC players Hellas Verona FC players Men's association football defenders Italian men's footballers Italian football managers Cagliari Calcio managers US Città di Pontedera managers Serie A managers Serie C managers Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Florence 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1970s-stub