Alessandro Pane (born 20 November 1967) is an Italian former professional

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and

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, who played as a

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Playing career

As a player, Pane stood out especially playing for

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, where he played for six seasons, two in

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, making 189 appearances and scoring 8 goals in total.

Managerial career

Pane started his career as a manager in the youth sectors of Empoli (Allievi Nazionali and Primavera). From 2004 to 2006, he was coach of CuoioCappiano in Serie C2. On 26 September 2006, Pane arrived at Reggiana, a team he led for four seasons, becoming champion of Group B in Serie C2. On 17 June 2009, he took charge of Ascoli in

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, leading the team for 15 matches and being sacked after a defeat to

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. Pane also coached the Spezia, Lugano, Pisa and Rimini teams, as well as the Italy under-19 team in the

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. In 2016, at the invitation of coach

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, he joined the technical coordination at AS Roma, a role he would later repeat at Internazionale. Since July 2024, he has been a technical assistant to Giovanni Martusciello at

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Honours

Player

Empoli *

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Manager

Reggiana *

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: 2007–08 (group B) *

Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione The Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione was an Italian football competition played initially by the three group winners of the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, formerly Serie C2. It was contested from the 2005–06 season until the 2013–14 seaso ...

: 2007–08 Individual * Panchina d'argento Seconda Divisione: 2007–08

References

External links

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at tuttocalciatori.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pane, Alessandro 1967 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Hellas Verona FC players US Sassuolo Calcio players Sorrento Calcio 1945 players ASD Barletta 1922 players Taranto FC 1927 players US Città di Pontedera players Empoli FC players Catania FC players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Tripoli, Libya Libyan people of Italian descent Italian football managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland AC Reggiana 1919 managers Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC managers Spezia Calcio managers FC Lugano managers Pisa SC managers Rimini FC 1912 managers Empoli FC non-playing staff AS Roma non-playing staff Inter Milan non-playing staff US Salernitana 1919 non-playing staff Serie B managers Serie C managers Swiss Challenge League managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen