Mauro Milanese (born 17 September 1971) is an

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former

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and manager, who played as a

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. In 2014, he was manager of

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. He is the current CEO (''amministratore unico'') of hometown club

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...

Playing career

Born in

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, Milanese started his senior career at

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side

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. He then played for

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side Massese, making 22 appearances before to join hometown club

, where he played 50 Serie C1 matches in 2 seasons. In summer 1994 he was signed by Serie A side

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, giving him the chance to make his top flight debut. He then played for

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and

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, again at Serie A level. In summer 1997, he was signed by

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, but in mid-season he was loaned to

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1 ...

. He played his first match for Inter on 25 January 1998, as a substitute for

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in a 1–1 draw to

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; he also remained at Inter the following season. In summer 1999, he joined

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

in co-ownership deal. In summer 2003, he left for Serie A newcomers

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but suffered his second relegation (the first being while at Torino). He then re-joined Serie B side Perugia. In August 2005, he joined

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in 1-year deal. Which he changed to play as a centre defender. He played 26 league matches but missed a month in September. His contract was later extended and released in May 2007. In August 2007 he was signed by

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and won

champion. He then left for

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side

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Milanese planned to retire in July 2009 and aimed to qualify as a FIFA licensed football agent.

Post-playing career

On 16 June 2011, he was announced as new director of football of

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club

, days after predecessor

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accepted an offer from Serie A club

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. On 1 August 2014, Milanese was announced as the new sporting director of English

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club

, following the takeover by Francesco Becchetti. On 26 October 2014, Milanese replaced interim manager Kevin Nugent as manager of Leyton Orient, however he was sacked just six weeks later on 8 December. In 2016, after having invested 100,000 EUR of his own money to save the club from bankruptcy, Milanese directly took part in the acquisition of

as part of an Australian consortium led by

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owner Mario Biasin, being subsequently named the club's CEO. Under his tenure, Triestina, then in

, were successfully readmitted to Serie C in 2017 to fill a vacancy.

Honours

Player

;Salernitana *

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: 2008 ;Varese *

: 2009

References

External links

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Inter Archive
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