Antonio Filippini (born 3 July 1973) is an Italian

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coach and a former player who played mainly as a

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, currently in charge as head coach of Genoa Women of

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. He played in several teams with his

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brother,

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, and spent most of his extensive career with

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, amassing

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totals of 303 games and 12 goals over the course of 11 seasons.

Football career

Filippini was born in

. Having emerged through hometown

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's youth system he stayed there for eight professional seasons, after having started – on loan – with amateurs Ospitaletto, the first of many teams he shared with his sibling

. The pair made their

debut on 31 August 1997, in a 1–2 away loss against

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. In January 2004, Filippini moved to the

with

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. He was crucial to the

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, with 21 matches in only five months. After a solid campaign with

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and a year with lowly

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, Filippini signed with

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on a free transfer in 2006, being rejoined by Emanuele (also his teammate at Lazio and Treviso) the following year and helping the side return to the top flight in his third season, with 24 matches and one goal. Filippini rejoined Brescia's for

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, after 18 years. Following the team's top level relegation, he retired in June 2011 at the age of 38.

Coaching career

On 25 June 2012, it was announced that both brothers would join lower league club FeralpiSalò as youth system coordinators. He successively served as the head coach of

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in 2016, then managing

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club Trento from November 2017 to March 2018. In November 2019, he was appointed assistant coach at

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. On 8 March 2020, with the club at the bottom of the Serie B league table, he was promoted to head coach, replacing

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. He was dismissed following Livorno's relegation to

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at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 29 March 2021, he was hired by

club Pro Sesto. He was sacked on 19 September 2021 following a negative start in the

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campaign. On 3 January 2023, Filippini was announced as the new head coach of Genoa Women of the Italian women's football

league.

References

External links

*
Gazzetta dello Sport profile

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filippini, Antonio 1973 births Living people Italian twins Footballers from Brescia Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Brescia Calcio players Palermo FC players SS Lazio players Treviso FBC 1993 players US Livorno 1915 players Italian football managers US Livorno 1915 managers Serie B managers Serie C managers Serie D managers