Manuel Scalise (born 28 August 1981) is an Italian football coach and former professional

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who played as a defender or

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. He was most recently the head coach of

Piacenza Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...

Playing career

He played in the minor leagues with

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, Legnago Salus,

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, Sangiovannese,

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and

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. In July 2010 he went to Nocerina, who at the end of the season was promoted to

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. The following year he played 18 games with the

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ns and in January 2012 moved to Ascoli, where he collected 18 more appearances in the second league, scoring a goal. On 23 January 2014 signed a contract with

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, and 28 August 2014, is sold outright to

Mantova Mantua ( ; ; Lombard and ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the eponymous province. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the "Italian Capital of Culture". In 2017, it was named as the "European C ...

. In October 2016 he signed for

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

Coaching career

After retiring following a season at

, Scalise stayed under contract with the Calabrian side as a youth coach. In December 2019, he took on his first head coaching role at

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amateurs Borgo San Donnino. In 2020 he moved to Club Milano, another Eccellenza club. In 2021, Scalise left Club Milano for

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club Caronnese, leading them to seventh place in the

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season. On 1 June 2022,

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club

announced to have hired Scalise as their new head coach on a two-year deal, effective from the start of the 2022–23 season. On 2 October 2022, he was sacked after a dismal start in the club's campaign, leaving Piacenza at the bottom of the league table.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scalise, Manuel Italian men's footballers Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 players ASD Sangiovannese 1927 players US Grosseto 1912 players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players Lucchese 1905 players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Olbia Calcio 1905 players ASG Nocerina players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Rho, Lombardy 1981 births Living people Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan Italian football managers Piacenza Calcio 1919 managers 21st-century Italian sportsmen