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Stefano Pioli

Stefano Pioli
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Pioli as Lazio manager in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-10-20) 20 October 1965 (age 51)
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Internazionale (manager)
Youth career
1979–1982 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Parma 42 (1)
1984–1987 Juventus 35 (0)
1987–1989 Verona 42 (0)
1989–1995 Fiorentina 154 (1)
1995–1996 Padova 4 (0)
1996–1997 Pistoiese 14 (1)
1997–1998 Fiorenzuola 21 (0)
1998–1999 Colorno ? (?)
Total 312 (3)
National team
1985–1987 Italy U21 5 (0)
Teams managed
1999–2002 Bologna (youth team)
2002–2003 Chievo (youth team)
2003–2004 Salernitana
2004–2006 Modena
2006–2007 Parma
2007–2008 Grosseto
2008–2009 Piacenza
2009–2010 Sassuolo
2010–2011 Chievo
2011 Palermo
2011–2014 Bologna
2014–2016 Lazio
2016– Internazionale
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Stefano Pioli (born 20 October 1965) is an Italian football manager and a former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently in charge of Serie A club Internazionale.

Pioli, a native of Parma, started his own playing career for his home city team, Parma. Successively, he was signed by Juventus, with whom he had his Serie A debut in 1984. Sold to Verona in 1987, Pioli moved to Fiorentina in 1989, where he spent six years of his career. He ended his career in 1999 for Colorno of Campionato Eccellenza, after three experiences with Padova, Pistoiese and Fiorenzuola. He concluded his career playing in Colorno on the team with his brother Leonardo.

From 1999 to 2002 Pioli coached Bologna's youth team (winning a championship with Allievi Nazionali's team), and Chievo's in 2002–03. In 2003–04, he was appointed as head coach of Serie B club Salernitana. He moved to Modena, still of Serie B, in 2004.

In 2006, Pioli was named as Parma's head coach, therefore returning to his home city and marking his Serie A debut as a manager. He was however sacked on 12 February 2007 after a 3–0 loss to Roma which brought Parma down to second-last place and replaced by Claudio Ranieri.

On 11 September 2007 he was unveiled as new head coach of Serie B club Grosseto, replacing Giorgio Roselli, sacked after three consecutive defeats in the first three league matches, and managed to lead the Tuscan minnows to an impressive mid-table finish in their first season in the Serie B. He then served as head coach of Piacenza for their 2008–09 Serie B campaign. In July 2009 he left Piacenza to join Sassuolo as new head coach of the neroverdi.


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