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Francesco Guidolin

Francesco Guidolin
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Personal information
Full name Francesco Guidolin
Date of birth (1955-10-03) 3 October 1955 (age 61)
Place of birth Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1984 Verona 102 (14)
1977–1978 Sambenedettese (loan) 35 (3)
1979–1980 Pistoiese (loan) 35 (5)
1982–1983 Bologna (loan) 24 (1)
1984–1986 Venezia 41 (1)
Total 237 (24)
National team
1976–1977 Italy U21 5 (0)
Teams managed
1986–1988 Giorgione (youth team)
1988–1989 Giorgione
1989–1990 Treviso
1990–1991 Fano
1991–1992 Empoli
1992–1993 Ravenna
1993 Atalanta
1994–1998 Vicenza
1998–1999 Udinese
1999–2003 Bologna
2004–2005 Palermo
2005 Genoa
2005–2006 Monaco
2006–2007 Palermo
2007 Palermo
2007–2008 Palermo
2008–2010 Parma
2010–2014 Udinese
2016 Swansea City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Francesco Guidolin (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ɡwidoˈlin]; born 3 October 1955) is an Italian football manager and former player, who was recently manager of Premier League team Swansea City. He has coached various Italian club sides in Serie A, winning the 1996–97 Coppa Italia with Vicenza, while also competing in European competitions with Vicenza, Udinese, Bologna and Palermo, as well as managing French side Monaco.

Guidolin made his professional debut in 1975 with the Serie A club Hellas Verona, with whom he spent the majority of his career, save for loan moves to clubs Sambenedettese, Pistoiese and Bologna. Latterly spending two seasons with Serie C2 club Venezia, he retired in 1986.

Internationally, Guidolin played for the Italy under-21 national team between 1976 and 1977.

Guidolin's managerial debut came in 1988 as head coach of Serie C2 team Giorgione, the main club of his native city, Castelfranco Veneto. Between 1989 and 1993, he then coached Treviso (Serie C2), Fano, Empoli and Ravenna, all in Serie C1.


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