Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 is an Italian professional football club based in

Salerno Salerno (, ; ; ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Campania, southwestern Italy, and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located ...

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. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recently in 2011. The current club is the heir of the former ''Salernitana Calcio 1919'', and it restarted from

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in the 2011–12 season. Salernitana returned to

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in 2021, after a break of 23 seasons, having finished second in

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. Their tenure at the top level lasted until the 2023–24 season, when they were relegated back to Serie B. It is an associated member of

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History

From Unione Sportiva Salernitana to Salernitana Calcio 1919

The

-based club was originally founded in 1919 as the ''Unione Sportiva Salernitana.'' The club was known as ''Società Sportiva Salernitanaudax'' for a time during the 1920s following a merger with Audax Salerno. In 1978, the club was renamed ''Salernitana Sport.'' The club has spent the majority of their history at the

and

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levels of

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. Salernitana play their home matches at

Stadio Arechi The Arechi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Salerno, Italy. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches and is the home stadium of U.S. Salernitana 1919. The stadium holds 37,800. It was opened in 1990, replacing t ...

. In their early years, Salernitana competed in the regional

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. They played at this level for four seasons during the 1920s. Since that time the club reached the top level of Italian football twice; they played in

during 1947–48 and 1998–99. In 2005, the club went bankrupt but was restarted by Antonio Lombardi, changing the name from ''Salernitana Sport'' to ''Salernitana Calcio 1919''. In 2011, the club did not appeal against a decision by ''Commissione di Vigilanza sulle Società di Calcio Professionistiche'' (Co.Vi.So.C) and was excluded from Italian football.

Club refoundation: from Serie D to the top flight

On 21 July 2011, following the exclusion of the original Salernitana club, Salerno mayor

Vincenzo De Luca Vincenzo De Luca (born 8 May 1949) is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been serving as president of Campania since 18 June 2015. De Luca also served as mayor of Salerno for more than 17 years, becoming one of t ...

, in compliance with

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, assigned the new title to Marco Mezzaroma, brother-in-law of

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owner and chairman

Claudio Lotito Claudio Lotito (born 9 May 1957) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician. He is the owner and president of the Serie A football club Lazio since 2004. Lotito earned his high school diploma in Classics at Ugo Foscolo Classical Lyceum in Albano L ...

. The new club was admitted to

under the denomination of Salerno Calcio. In the 2011–12 season, Salernitana was immediately promoted to

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after winning ''Group G'' of

. On 12 July 2012, the club was renamed US Salernitana 1919. In the 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, Salernitana finished first in Girone B, and was promoted to

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. This was the second consecutive promotion for the team. Finally Salernitana won Group C of Lega Pro and returned Serie B in 2014–15 season. After several seasons at Serie B level, Salernitana won promotion to

at the end of the

2020–21 Serie B The 2020–21 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. It started on 25 September 2020 and ended on 10 May 2021. On 5 November 2020, Serie B announced it would ...

season under the tenure of head coach

Fabrizio Castori Fabrizio Castori (born 11 July 1954) is an Italian football coach, currently in charge of club Südtirol. Career Castori was born in San Severino Marche but grew up in Tolentino. He started his coaching career in 1980 at the age of 26 as he ...

, finishing in 2nd place behind champions

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. Promotion was secured with a 3–0 victory over

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on the final matchday. Salernitana's return to Serie A however required Lotito and Mezzaroma to sell the club, due to Italian football laws not allowing two clubs from the same owner to play in the same league. On 7 July 2021, the

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Federal Council approved the trust of Salernitana to take control of the club, meaning it was officially enrolled in Serie A for the first time in 23 years.

Return to Serie A: 2021–present

Salernitana's first match in its return to the top flight was a 3–2 defeat against

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on 22 August 2021. After a poor start to the season, earning only one point from the first six matches, the club picked up its first Serie A victory against

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on matchday seven, winning 1–0 courtesy of a goal from

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. In October, the Salernitana board fired Castori after a 2–1 loss to

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had left the club at the bottom of the table, with four points from their opening eight league games.

Stefano Colantuono Stefano Colantuono (born 23 October 1962) is an Italian football professional football manager and former player, who played as a defender. Playing career Colantuono, a centre back, started his playing career for Serie D side Velletri in 1981. ...

was named as his replacement, returning for a second spell as head coach having previously led Salernitana from December 2017 to December 2018. On 22 May 2022, Salernitana avoided relegation by finishing with the lowest points tally in Serie A history with just 31 points. Salernitana managed to pull off the great escape by securing 18 points from their last 15 matches. In the 2023/2024 Serie A season, Salernitana finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to Serie B.

Colours, badge and nicknames

Salernitana originally wore light blue and white striped shirts, known in Italy as ''biancocelesti''. The blue on the shirt was chosen to represent the sea, as

lies right next to the

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and has a long tradition as a port city. In the 1940s, the club changed to garnet coloured shirts, which has gained them the nickname ''granata'' in their homeland. During the 2011–12 season their kit colours were striped blue and deep red, resembling

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. The symbol of St. Matthew,

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of Salerno, was also a part of the redesigned kit. Since renaming the club US Salernitana 1919, however, their home colours have again been the traditional garnet. The 100th anniversary logo was announced on 24 June 2019, and appeared on their 2019–20 season kits.

Honours

League

: ::Winners: 1946–47 (Group C), 1997–98 *

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: ::Winners: 1937–38, 1965–66, 2007–08, 2014–15 *

: /

Serie C2 Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging t ...

: ::Winners: 2012–13 *

: ::Winners: 2011–12 (as Salerno Calcio)

Cups

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C (), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the competition. It begins i ...

: ::Winners: 2013–14 *

Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione The Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione was an Italian football competition played initially by the three group winners of the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, formerly Serie C2. It was contested from the 2005–06 season until the 2013–14 seaso ...

: ::Winners: 2012–13

Internationally

*’’’

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’’’: ::’’’Quarter Finalist’’’: 1994-1995

Divisional movements

Players

Current squad

Salernitana Primavera

Out on loan

Non-playing staff

National team players

These current and former players have recorded starts for their respective national teams. Players from the Italy national football team: ; Italy *

Roberto Breda Roberto Breda (born 21 October 1969) is an Italian football coach and former player. Playing career A midfielder, Breda made his Serie A debut with Sampdoria and later played with several other teams ranging from the top flight to Serie C club ...

* Francesco Caputo *

David Di Michele David Di Michele (; born 6 January 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player in the role of striker, last in charge as head coach of Serie C club Turris. Throughout his playing career, he played for several Italian clubs, and also ...

Marco Di Vaio Marco Di Vaio (; born 15 July 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, in his long club career, Di Vaio scored over 200 league goals while playing for several clubs, mainly in Italy, as ...

* Salvatore Fresi *

Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Ivan Gattuso (; born 9 January 1978) is an Italians, Italian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is currently the Manager (association football), head coach of the Italy na ...

Pasquale Mazzocchi Pasquale Mazzocchi (born 27 July 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or full-back for club Napoli. Club career Mazzocchi made his Serie C debut for Pro Piacenza on 31 August 2014, in a game against Grosseto. ...

Walter Zenga Walter Zenga (; born 28 April 1960) is an Italian professional football manager and former player, currently club manager at Serie C club Siracusa. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, and one of Italy's best ...

Players from other national football teams: ; Albania *

Erjon Bogdani Erjon Bogdani (born 14 April 1977) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player. He is nicknamed "Bogu" or "Er-Bomber". Regarded as one of the most successful Albanian players of all time, Bogdani began his career at Partizani T ...

* Frédéric Veseli ; Argentina *

Federico Fazio Federico Julián Fazio (born 17 March 1987) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Fazio began his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, signing for Sevilla in 2007. He made 204 official appearances for the latt ...

Diego Perotti Diego Perotti Almeira (born 26 July 1988) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer. Mainly a Midfielder#Winger, winger who could play with both feet, he also appeared as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking ...

; Australia *

Danny Tiatto Daniele Amadeo Tiatto (born 22 May 1973) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a winger and left back. He notably played for Manchester City joining the club in 1998 whilst the club were playing in the third level of English foo ...

; Austria *

Flavius Daniliuc Flavius David Daniliuc (born 27 April 2001) is an Austrian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for club Hellas Verona FC, Hellas Verona, on loan from club US Salernitana 1919, S ...

; Bosnia and Herzegovina *

; Cameroon *

Rigobert Song Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Central African Republic national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back, but could also oper ...

; Cape Verde * Jovane ; Chile *

Diego Valencia Diego Martín Valencia Morello (born 14 January 2000) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, Universidad Católica and the Chil ...

; Croatia *

Domagoj Bradarić Domagoj Bradarić (; born 10 December 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Hellas Verona, on loan from club Salernitana. Club career Hajduk Split Born in Split, Bradarić joined the youth setup of Ha ...

; Cyprus * Andreas Karo *

Grigoris Kastanos Grigoris Kastanos (; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Italian club Hellas Verona FC, Hellas Verona and the Cyprus national football team, Cy ...

; France *

Benoît Costil Benoît Guy Robert Costil (born 3 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Costil also is a French international, having represented his nation at under-21 and senior level. He represented his country at UEFA E ...

Franck Ribéry Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. He is regarded as one ...

; Ivory Coast *

Marco Zoro Marc-André "Marco" Zoro Kpolo (born 27 December 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Anyama, Zoro started his career in Italy, first with U.S. Salernitana 1919, without howeve ...

; Jamaica * Trivante Stewart ; Mali * Lassana Coulibaly ; Mexico *

Guillermo Ochoa Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (; born 13 July 1985), commonly known as "Memo Ochoa", is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club AVS Futebol ...

; Netherlands * Tonny Vilhena ; Nigeria *

Simeon Nwankwo Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo (born 7 May 1992), known simply as Simy, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Salernitana. He has also previously represented the Nigeria national team. Simy became the first African fo ...

(Simy) *

Joel Obi Joel Chukwuma Obi (born 22 May 1991), known as Joel Obi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Vis Pesaro. Club career Inter After winning the "Allievi Nazionali" Under-17 championship in 2008 under ...

; Norway *

Emil Bohinen Emil Bohinen (born 12 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for Italian club Genoa. He is the son of former Norway international midfielder Lars Bohinen. Club career Bohinen joined Stabæk youth aca ...

Erik Botheim Erik Botheim (born 10 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Norway national team. Club career Erik Botheim started his career at Lyn and made his senior debut at 15 y ...

Stefan Strandberg Ken Remi Stefan Strandberg (born 25 July 1990) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender. Hailing from Lyngdal, Strandberg started his senior career for Mandalskameratene before he moved to Vålerenga in 2009. After ...

; Peru * Roberto Merino ; Poland *

Mateusz Łęgowski Mateusz Łęgowski (born 29 January 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss club Yverdon-Sport, on loan from Salernitana. Club career On 4 March 2022, Łęgowski scored his first goal for Pogoń S ...

Krzysztof Piątek Krzysztof Piątek (; born 1 July 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al Duhail and the Poland national team. Piątek began his professional career with Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin ...

; Romania *

Andrei Cristea Andrei Cristea (; born 15 May 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Although deployed as a forward, Cristea was better known for his pace and his range of passing instead of his goalscoring abilities, and r ...

* Radu Drăgușin ; Russia *

Ruslan Nigmatullin Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ( rus, Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn, ; born 7 October 1974 in Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) i ...

; Senegal * Mamadou Coulibaly *

Boulaye Dia Boulaye Dia (born 16 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Lazio, on loan from Salernitana. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team. Club career Reims Dia signed a professional contract wit ...

; Serbia *

Ivan Radovanović Ivan Radovanović (; born 29 August 1988) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. At international level, Radovanović earned ten caps for Serbia between 2010 and 2013. Club career After coming through the youth system at ...

; Slovakia *

Norbert Gyömbér Norbert Gyömbér (, ''Gyömbér Norbert''; born 3 July 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Saudi club Al-Kholood and the Slovakia national team. Club career Dukla Banská Bystrica ...

; Slovenia *

Vid Belec Vid Belec (; born 6 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club APOEL. Club career Internazionale Signed by Internazionale along with Rene Krhin at the age of 16, Belec spent three ...

Domen Črnigoj Domen Črnigoj (born 18 November 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Venezia. Club career Črnigoj made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Koper on 1 August 2012 against Aluminij, replacing Denis Popovi ...

; South Africa *

Phil Masinga Philemon Raul Masinga (28 June 1969 – 13 January 2019) was a South African professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1990 to 2002. He was born in Khuma in the city of Matlosana formerly known as Klerksdorp Municipality. ...

* Siyabonga Nomvethe ; Sweden *

Riccardo Gagliolo Riccardo Gagliolo (; born 28 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back. Born in Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother, he won one cap for the Sweden national team in 2019. Club career Gagliolo made his senior ...

; Switzerland * Francesco Di Jorio ; Tunisia *

Dylan Bronn Dylan Daniel Mahmoud Bronn (; born 19 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss Super League club Servette. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team. Before becoming professional, Bronn played in t ...

* Wajdi Kechrida ; Turkey *

Bülent Eken Bülent Eken (26 October 1923 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish football (soccer), footballer and coach. After his club career he became a manager and served as a coach for several Turkish clubs.and also for Turkey national football team, Turkish ...

; Uruguay * Wálter López

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in a

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

Final Squad, while playing for Salernitana. *

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Managers

Géza Kertész Géza Kertész (18 November 1894 – 6 February 1945), also known as Kertész IV, was a Hungarian footballer and manager from Budapest. He is most noted for his career as a football manager in Italy at clubs such as Lazio, Roma and Atalanta. De ...

(1929–31) * Pietro Leone (1931–32) *

Ferenc Hirzer Ferenc Hirzer (21 November 1902 – 28 April 1957) known in Hungarian as Ferenc Híres was a Hungarian football player and manager, who played as a forward during the 1910s and 1920s; he is perhaps best known for his time with Italian side Juven ...

(1936–38) *

Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro (; 15 December 1908 – 28 May 1983) was a professional Italian–Paraguayan footballer who played as a striker. He is considered an important player in S.S.C. Napoli's history, and became extremely popular with the fans durin ...

(1939) *

(1940–41) *

(1943–44) *

Giuseppe Viani Giuseppe "Gipo" Viani (13 September 1909 – 6 January 1969) was an Italian football player and manager from the Province of Treviso who played as a midfielder. Playing career Viani was born Treviso. He played his entire career in the Italian ...

(1946–48) *

Arnaldo Sentimenti Arnaldo "Cherry" Sentimenti (; 24 May 1914 – 12 June 1997), also known as Sentimenti II, was a former Italian football player and coach from Bomporto in the Province of Modena, who played as a goalkeeper. Career Sentimenti played club footbal ...

(1950) *

Rodolphe Hiden Rudolf "Rudi" Hiden (9 March 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an Austrian-France, French Association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Grazer AK, Wiener AC and RC Paris. He was Cap (sport), cap ...

(1951–52) *

Paolo Todeschini Paolo Todeschini (22 September 1920 – 30 March 1993) was an Italian professional Association football, footballer, who played as a midfielder, and football Manager (association football), manager. Honours Napoli * Serie B: 1949–50 Exter ...

(1956–57) * Nicolò Nicolosi (1958–59) *

Ettore Puricelli Héctor "Ettore" Puricelli (; 15 September 1916 – 14 May 2001) was a football player and manager who played as a striker. Born in Uruguay, he represented Italy at international level. As a player, he is most famous for his time with Italian cl ...

(1960–61) *

Gyula Zsengellér Gyula Zsengellér (27 December 1915 – 29 March 1999) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. A legend of Újpest FC, he is most famous for his part in taking the Hungary national team to the 1938 World Cup Final. He was that tou ...

(1961–62) *

(1963–64) *

Pietro Magni Pietro Magni may refer to: *Pietro Magni (sculptor) (1817–1877), Italian sculptor *Pietro Magni (engineer) (1898–1988), Italian aeronautical engineer *Pietro Magni (footballer) Pietro Magni (20 March 1919 – 24 September 1992) was an Itali ...

(1969) * Lucio Mujesan (1977) * Enea Masiero (1977–78) * Lucio Mujesan (1978) *

Lamberto Leonardi Lamberto Leonardi (8 August 1939 – 22 February 2021) was an Italian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), ...

(1980–81) *

Romano Mattè Romano Mattè (born 17 January 1939) is an Italian association football, football educator who led the Mali national football team, Mali national team from 2000 to 2001. Besides Italy, he managed in Indonesia and Mali. Career Indonesia Mattè ...

(1981–82) * Francisco Lojacono (1982–83) *

Mario Facco Mario Facco (23 January 1946 – 31 August 2018) was an Italian professional football coach and player. Honours * Serie A champion: 1965/66, 1973/74. * Coppa delle Alpi ''Coppa delle Alpi'' (translated as Cup of the Alps) was an official foo ...

(1983–84) *

Gian Piero Ghio Gian Piero Ghio (born 28 January 1944 in Agna) is an Italian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He scored 69 goals from 282 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, which included 72 appearances in Serie A ...

(1984–86) *

(1989) *

Giovanni Simonelli Giovanni Simonelli (born 23 October 1952) is an Italian professional football manager, who is currently out of work after a spell as manager of Benevento Calcio. Managerial career After spending his much of his early year managing many of the mi ...

(1991–92) *

Tarcisio Burgnich Tarcisio Burgnich (; 25 April 1939 – 26 May 2021) was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a defender. Throughout his career, Burgnich played for Udinese, Juventus, Palermo, Inter Milan, and Napoli; although he won titles ...

(1991–92) *

Giuliano Sonzogni Giuliano Sonzogni (born 2 February 1949) is an Italian association football, football manager. He has managed the Bulgarian football club POFC Botev Vratsa, Botev Vratsa, among others. References

1949 births Living people Italian foo ...

(1992–93) *

Delio Rossi Delio Rossi (born 26 January 1960) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Rossi was born in Rimini. His playing career was not a bright one, as he reached his personal top from 1981 to 198 ...

(1993–95) *

Franco Colomba Franco Colomba (born 6 February 1955) is an Italian football coach and former player, most recently in charge of Serie B club Livorno. Playing career Colomba was born in Grosseto. A midfielder, he started his playing career in Bologna, making h ...

(1995–97) *

(1997–99) *

Luigi Cagni Luigi "Gigi" Cagni (born 14 June 1950 in Brescia) is an Italian former football player, who played as a defender. He most recently served head coach of Brescia in the Serie B league in the final weeks of the 2016–17 Serie B season. Playing c ...

(1999–2000) *

Nedo Sonetti Nedo Sonetti (born 25 February 1941) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a centre-back. Biography Sonetti was born in Piombino, southern Tuscany and lives now in Gorle. Playing career As a defender, Sonetti played i ...

(2000–01) *

Zdeněk Zeman Zdeněk Zeman (; born 12 May 1947) is a Czech-Italian football manager. Known for his exciting, offensive footballing tactics and use of the 4–3–3 formation, Zeman has managed numerous teams over the years, mostly in Italian football. He ...

(2001–02) *

Stefano Pioli Stefano Pioli (born 20 October 1965) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently manager of Serie A club ACF Fiorentina. Pioli has managed several clubs in Serie A, including Bologna, Lazio, Int ...

(2003–04) *

Angelo Gregucci Angelo Adamo Gregucci (born 10 June 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player, currently assistant coach at Serie B club Sampdoria. Playing career Born in San Giorgio Ionico, Province of Taranto, Gregucci started his playing car ...

(2004–05) * Stefano Cuoghi (2005–06) * Gianfranco Bellotto (2006–07) *

Andrea Agostinelli Andrea Agostinelli (born 20 April 1957) is an Italian football coach and former professional footballer. He played as midfielder. Coaching career In April 2013, he was hired by Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''co ...

(2007) * Fabio Brini (2008) *

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Bortolo Mutti Bortolo Mutti (born 11 August 1954) is an Italian football manager and a former player, who was most recently manager of Livorno. His older brother Tiziano Mutti also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Tiziano was referred to ...

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(2009) * Fabio Brini (2009) * Marco Cari (2009) *

Gianluca Grassadonia Gianluca Grassadonia (born 20 May 1972) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of Lazio Women. Playing career Born in Salerno, Grassadonia started his playing career by growing from the youth ranks ...

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(2010–11) * Carlo Perrone (2011–12) *

Giuseppe Galderisi Giuseppe Galderisi (; born 22 March 1963) is an Italian football manager and a former footballer who played as a forward. Club career At club level, Galderisi played for several Italian teams throughout his career, scoring almost 200 goals a ...

(2012) * Carlo Perrone (2012–13) * Stefano Sanderra (2013) * Carlo Perrone (2013) *

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Mario Somma Mario Somma (born 17 September 1963) is an Italian football manager. Playing career Somma, who was born in Latina, Lazio, started his career with Genoa and then spent his later years mostly at the Serie C1 and Serie C2 level, playing for several ...

(2014) *

Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini (born 11 December 1953) is an Italian association football, football coach (sport), manager and former player. He is in charge of club US Città di Pontedera, Pontedera. Playing career A defender (association football), defe ...

(2014–15) *

Vincenzo Torrente Vincenzo Torrente (born 12 February 1966) is an Italian football coach and former player,. Playing career After starting his career at minor league club Nocerina, Torrente joined Genoa at the age of 19. A centre-back, he quickly became a mainst ...

(2015–16) *

(2016) * Giuseppe Sannino (2016) * Alberto Bollini (2016–17) *

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Gian Piero Ventura Gian Piero Ventura (; born 14 January 1948) is an Italian football manager. His playing career as a midfielder was spent in the lower leagues, having not made the grade at Sampdoria, where he began his coaching career with the youth team in 197 ...

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Davide Nicola Davide Nicola (born 5 March 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. Club career Nicola was born in Luserna San Giovanni. During his time with Genoa, he was noted for kissing a policewoman on the sideline after a g ...

(2022–23) *

Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli. Starting his career ...

(2023) *

Filippo Inzaghi Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi (; born 9 August 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of club Pisa. He was nicknamed "Superpippo" (" Super Goof") or "Alta ten ...

(2023–24) *

Fabio Liverani Fabio Liverani (; born 29 April 1976) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder. He is the head coach of club Ternana. He made 288 Serie A appearances across 12 seasons, representing Perugia, Lazio, Fiorentina and Palermo. He was the ...

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(2024) * Giovanni Martusciello (2024) *