Sergio Volpi (; born 2 February 1974) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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. Volpi was capped twice for the Italy senior side at international level, and spent over ten seasons in

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throughout his career.

Club career

Volpi started his career at

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. He then spent his career in Italian top division, for Bari,

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and

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. In summer 2009, he moved to

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side

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, signed a 2-year contract. In January 2010, he was loaned to Serie A struggler

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but the team failed to avoid relegation. On 2 July 2010, his contract with Reggina was terminated.

International career

Volpi made his international debut with the Italy senior side under manager

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, in a friendly match in Palermo against the

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on 18 February 2004, at the age of 30. Along with Volpi, Simone Barone and Stefano Bettarini also received their first call-up and made their debut during the match, which ended in a 2–2 draw.

Coaching career

Co-currently with retirement, on 18 July 2011 FIGC announced that he passed the Italian second class coach exam (UEFA A license) and eligible to coach

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teams. Later on the same month in 2011, Volpi was initially appointed together with Andrea Di Cintio as the new coach of

, but already on August 5, 2011 the technical guidance of the first team passed to the manager of Primavera, Massimo Cerri, with Volpi taking his place at the helm of the Berretti team of the club. On 29 June 2012 he moved to the leadership of the Giovanissimi Nazionali of

. In July 2016 he became manager of ASD Adrense 1909's juniores team. However, he was promoted to first team manager after Marco Piovanelli was fired at the end of November 2016. In April 2018, he won the first historic Serie D promotion of the club. The following year he was confirmed on the club's bench, whose name changed from Adrense to Franciacorta FC. In December 2019, Volpi resigned.La Vigor sfida il Franciacorta alla ricerca del primo successo casalingo
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References

External links

Bologna F.C. Player Profile

Sergio Volpi National Team Stats
at FIGC.it {{DEFAULTSORT:Volpi, Sergio 1974 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italian football managers Italy men's international footballers Brescia Calcio players SSC Bari players Venezia FC players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players UC Sampdoria players Bologna FC 1909 players Reggina 1914 players Atalanta BC players Serie A players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Province of Brescia