Simone Bentivoglio (born 29 May 1985) is an Italian

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coach and former

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Club career

He started his professional career at

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. After he spent on loan at

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 ...

os Serie B,

A.C. ChievoVerona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo (, ), is an Italian football club named after and representing Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto. It is owned since 2024 by the tea ...

bought him in co-ownership deal, for €220,000, but loaned him again to

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

of Serie B, along with Tommaso Chiecchi. In June 2007, Chievo had to rebuild the team due to relegation, and Bentivoglio was signed permanently for €500,000. Bentivoglio moved to

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club

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on 24 August 2011 for a season-long loan deal. On 26 January 2012 he was transferred to

Padova Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of ...

. After missing the 2012–2013 season for disqualification due to match-fixing, in the summer of 2013, he resumed with

Chievo Verona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo (, ), is an Italian football club named after and representing Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto. It is owned since 2024 by the team' ...

. After the loan at

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

in the 2014–2015 season, on 1 July 2015, he returned to

on 28 August but rescinded his contract by mutual agreement, thus remaining unattached; three days later he was hired by

. On 8 July 2016, he was presented as a new signing of

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. On 23 July 2019, he signed with

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. On 10 January 2020, he extended his contract with Siena until June 2021. He was loaned to

Virtus Verona Virtus Verona, founded as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia in 1921, sometimes referred to as Virtus Vecomp Verona for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian association football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona, Veneto. It c ...

for the rest of the 2019–20 season. On 6 August 2021, he joined amateur club SSD Vigasio.

International career

Bentivoglio played with the Italy under-20 side in the

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. He made his Italy U-21 team debut as a starter against Luxembourg U-21 on 12 December 2006.

Coaching career

On 19 March 2024, Bentivoglio was hired as the new head coach of Serie C club

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, with

Siniša Anđelković Siniša Anđelković (born 13 February 1986) is a Slovenian football coach and former centre-back. Playing career Early career in Slovenia Born in Kranj, Andjelković started his career in his hometown Kranj playing at local club Triglav. In 2 ...

as his assistant. Both were dismissed by the end of the 2023–24 season to make room for a new coaching staff. Bentivoglio was hired by

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 ...

later in 2024 to replace Stefano Rossini however, after taking one training session, Piacenza sacked him and re-hired Rossini.

References

External links

FIGC

Profile at La Gazzetta
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