Fausto Pizzi (born 21 July 1967) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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. Since 2011, he has managed

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's most senior youth team.

Playing career

Pizzi was born in

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. He started his career at

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and spent the first five years of his career on loan, including one spell at

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. He subsequently struggled to break into Inter's first team on a regular basis and moved to Parma in 1992, where he spent one year. He retired in 2005.

Managerial career

On 21 June 2011, Pizzi became the head coach of

's under-20 team, the ''primavera''. He replaced

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, who had decided to move to another team to pursue a senior coaching post. Pizzi had coached other Parma youth sides after joining the club in 2007.

Honours

Inter *

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: 1990–91 Parma *

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References

1967 births Living people People from Rho, Lombardy Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Inter Milan players LR Vicenza players Parma Calcio 1913 players Udinese Calcio players SSC Napoli players AC Perugia Calcio players Genoa CFC players US Cremonese players Treviso FBC 1993 players AS Cittadella players AC Reggiana 1919 players ASD Victor San Marino players Italian football managers UEFA Cup winning players Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub