Luciano Spalletti

Luciano Spalletti

Managing Zenit in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Luciano Spalletti
Date of birth	(1959-03-07) 7 March 1959 (age 58)
Place of birth	Certaldo, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Roma (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1986	Entella	27	(2)
1986–1990	Spezia	120	(7)
1990–1991	Viareggio	29	(1)
1991–1993	Empoli	60	(3)
Total		236	(13)
Teams managed
1995–1998	Empoli
1998–1999	Sampdoria
1999–2000	Venezia
2000–2001	Udinese
2001–2002	Ancona
2002–2005	Udinese
2005–2009	Roma
2009–2014	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2016–	Roma
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Luciano Spalletti (Italian pronunciation: [luˈtʃaːno spalˈletti]; born 7 March 1959) is an Italian football manager and a former player. He is currently in charge of Serie A club Roma.

Born in Certaldo, Province of Florence, Spalletti played for Serie C teams such as Entella, Spezia, Viareggio and Empoli.

Spalletti's early career in management led him to struggling Empoli, where he was head coach between July 1993 and June 1998. Spalletti led the Tuscan side to two consecutive promotions from Serie C1 to the top-flight Serie A. Spalletti also spent time at Sampdoria from July 1998 to June 1999 and Venezia from July 1999 to October 1999.

Spalletti had two spells as head coach at Udinese. The first spell was between March 2001 and June 2001. The second spell was between July 2002 and June 2005. There was a spell at Ancona in between spells. It was at Udinese where he really began to make an impact as a manager. During the 2004–05 season, Spalletti guided Udinese to a sensational fourth-placed finish in Serie A, exceeding expectations and securing a spot in the UEFA Champions League. Spalletti became coach of Roma in June 2005.