Massimo Agostini (born 20 January 1964) is an Italian

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and former player.

Playing career

Agostini was born in

Rimini Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...

. A striker, he started his professional playing career with

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

in 1982. In 1986, he signed for

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, scoring a total of six goals in forty appearances throughout two seasons. He then returned to Cesena before joining

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in 1990, where he was rarely featured in the starting lineup and played only 12 matches, scoring two goals, as Milan won the

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and the Intercontinental Cup in 1990. He then played for

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

(two seasons, the first in

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and the second in

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). With Parma, he won the

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, and with

, he was the top scorer during the

1993–94 Serie B The Serie B 1993–94 was the sixty-second tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Ravenna, Vicenza, Palermo and Acireale had been promoted from Serie C, while Brescia, Fiorentina, Ancona and Pescara had been re ...

, scoring 18 goals. He then moved to

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for two seasons, scoring 13 goals, before returning to Cesena in 1996. In 1999, he finally left Cesena, joining

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, and spent successive seasons with minor league teams such as

Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguri ...

, Tivoli,

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

and Cesenatico. In 2005, at the age of 42, he accepted a move to

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team Murata, winning two consecutive Sanmarinese titles and being part of the squad that featured in the first qualifying round of the

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. In addition to his role with Murata, Agostini also played

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, being part of the Italian national team, and serving also as their head coach from October 2004 to May 2007.

Coaching career

In November 2007 Agostini was promoted to player-coach of Murata, replacing Gianluigi Pasquali and leading his club to a

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in his first season as manager, winning both the national championship title and domestic cup of San Marino. In February 2009 Agostini was named new head coach of the San Marino U-21 national team, whilst continuing his duties as head coach of Murata.

Honours

A.C. Milan *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

Parma *

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: 1991–92 Murata *

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: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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: 2006–07 *

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: 2006 Individual *

top scorer: 1993–94

References

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