Andrea Mandorlini (born 17 July 1960) is an Italian professional

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Mandorlini made his playing debut on 4 February 1979 with

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. He left Torino in 1980 to join then-

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team

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. After three seasons with Ascoli from 1981 to 1984, he signed for Inter, where he played until 1991. With the ''nerazzurri'' jersey, he won a

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championship (''scudetto'') in 1989 and a

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in 1991. After two seasons with

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from 1991 to 1993, he announced his retirement from playing football.

Managerial career

After his retirement, Mandorlini became coach of

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side Manzanese in 1993, but did not manage to save them from relegation. He then was in office at

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as assistant manager until 1998, when he became head coach of

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team U.S. Triestina Calcio. He then joined

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from 1999 to 2002, winning Serie C2 at his first season and narrowly missing promotion to

in 2002. After an eighth place with

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in their 2002–03 Serie B campaign, he joined

and led them to promotion to

. He stayed at Atalanta for the 2003–04 campaign too, but was sacked soon after the season start. In January 2006, he was appointed at the helm of Serie B team

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, but was fired two months later. In December 2006, he joined

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of Serie C1, leading them from the relegation zone to the battle for a spot in the promotion playoffs, then narrowly missed. In June 2007 he was announced as

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boss in the

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, only to be sacked on 12 November after a poor start to the season. In July 2008 he was announced as new head coach of newly promoted Serie B side

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. He guided the ''neroverdi'' through their debut season in the Italian second tier, leading Sassuolo to an impressive seventh place. He left Sassuolo by mutual consent in June 2009. In November 2009 he was announced as new head coach of Romanian

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club

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. On 15 May 2010, Mandorlini guided CFR Cluj to a double: their second Romanian national title and the Romanian Cup as the first major managerial success in his career. On 15 September 2010, Andrea Mandorlini was sacked by CFR Cluj due to a poor start in the season; his dismissal was announced only days before his

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debut against

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. On 9 November 2010 he was announced as new head coach of

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fallen giants

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, as a replacement for dismissed boss Giuseppe Giannini. His contract with Verona was renewed until 2014 on 11 October 2011. In his Verona stint, Mandolini succeeded in winning two promotions, bringing the team back to Serie A from the third tier, and maintaining it in a safe mid-table position throughout their 2013–14 comeback season in the top flight. On 30 November 2015, Mandorlini was sacked by Hellas after five years in charge and as the longest-serving

coach at that time. On 19 February 2017, Mandorlini returned into management as new head coach of

club

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in place of

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, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. On 10 April, Mandorlini was sacked and Jurić was reinstated. He was hired as manager of

club Cremonese on 24 April 2018. He was dismissed on 4 November 2018 following a negative start to the 2018–19 Serie B campaign. On 20 January 2020, he returned to

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. After almost two years without a job, on 21 February 2023, Mandorlini returned into management as the new head coach of Serie C club Mantova.

Personal life

Mandorlini has two sons: Davide and Matteo Mandorlini. Andrea's brother, Paolo, died in a car accident in 2013.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Inter Milan *

: 1988–89 *

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: 1990–91

Manager

Spezia *

: 1999–2000 CFR Cluj *

: 2009–10 *

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: 2009–10 *

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