Rodolfo Vanoli (born 11 January 1963) is an Italian professional

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and former

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Playing career

Vanoli, a defender, started his career with

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. He then went on to play football professionally, making his

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debut in 1985 with

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. In 1989, he joined Udinese, playing Serie A and

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with the ''Friuliani''. He retired in 2000 after a single season with Swiss club

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Managerial career

Vanoli started his career as a coach in Switzerland. In 2010, he returned to Italy and took charge at Colligiana. He moved to

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in 2011. Vanoli worked in Slovenia as a manager of

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and Olimpija Ljubljana. In 2019, he was appointed head coach of

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club

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, eventually saving them from relegation and being confirmed for the 2019–20 season. He was dismissed on 2 October 2019 due to poor results. In February 2021, Vanoli returned to Koper and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

Personal life

He has a younger brother,

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, who is also a former footballer and current coach.

Honours

Manager

Koper * Slovenian Cup: 2014–15 * Slovenian Supercup:

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Olimpija Ljubljana *

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: 2015–16

References

External links

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