Massimiliano Allegri
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| Massimiliano Allegri | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 11, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Livorno, Italy | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Manager (former midfielder) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cagliari | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984–1985 1985–1988 1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001–2003 |
Cuoiopelli Livorno Pisa Livorno Pavia Pescara Cagliari Perugia Padova Napoli Pescara Pistoiese Aglianese |
7 (0) 29 (0) 2 (0) 32 (8) 29 (5) 64 (16) 46 (4) 41 (10) 21 (0) 7 (0) 46 (4) 18 (1) 32 (8) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004–2005 2005–2006 2007–2008 2008– |
Aglianese Grosseto Sassuolo Cagliari |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Massimiliano Allegri (born August 11, 1967 in Livorno) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder. He is the current manager of Serie A team Cagliari.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Playing
After spending the earlier part of his career in the lower leagues, including his hometown club Livorno, Allegri joined Pescara in 1991. He established himself in midfield as Giovanni Galeone's side won promotion to Serie A in 1992.
Allegri was an outstanding performer for Pescara in Serie A. Despite the side's relegation in last place, there was no shortage of goals and Allegri scored an impressive 12 goals from midfield. He moved on to Cagliari and then Perugia and Napoli before returning to Pescara. Brief spells at Pistoiese and Aglianese followed before his retirement from active football in 2003.
[edit] Coaching
Allegri started a coaching career in 2004, serving as boss of Serie C2 team Aglianese, the club where he spent his two final years as a player. Following an impressive season with them, Allegri was called to head Grosseto, then in Serie C1; his experience with the biancorossi however proved not to be as successful as with Aglianese, and he was ultimately sacked shortly after the beginning of the 2006–07 Serie C1 season. Shortly after being sacked by Grosseto, Allegri agreed to rejoin his mentor Giovanni Galeone at Udinese, becoming part of his coaching staff;[1] this practice however proved to be forbidden by the Italian football laws because he was still contracted with the Tuscan club, and caused Allegri to be disqualified for three months on early 2008.[2]
On August 2007 he became head coach of ambitious Serie C1 team Sassuolo, who Allegri managed to lead quickly into the top league spots. On April 27, 2008 Sassuolo mathematically ensured the 2007–08 Serie C1/A league title, thus winning a historical first promotion to Serie B for the neroverdi.[3] On May 29, 2008 he was announced as new head coach of Cagliari in the Serie A, replacing Davide Ballardini.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Udinese, Allegri entra nello staff tecnico come ottimizzatore", SportNews.it, 2008-11-06. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. (Italian)
- ^ "Allegri il prigioniero. Tra venti giorni esce", USFoggia.com, 2008-03-14. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. (Italian)
- ^ "Sassuolo e Salernitana in serie B, promozione storica per gli emiliani", La Repubblica, 2008-04-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. (Italian)
- ^ "Allegri sulla panchina del Cagliari", Cagliari Calcio, 2008-05-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-29. (Italian)
[edit] External links
- Career stats (from footballplus.com)
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