| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moreno Mannini | ||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Imola, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1980 | Imolese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1981 | Imolese | 25 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Forlì | 10 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Como | 53 | (5) |
| 1984–1999 | Sampdoria | 377 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | Imolese | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1993 | Italy | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Moreno Mannini (born 15 August 1962 in Imola, Bologna) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a right defender.
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Mannini started playing professionally with Calcio Como, in Serie B, appearing in 36 games in his second season as the Lombardy club promoted to Serie A. In the following off-season, he signed with fellow top-divisioner U.C. Sampdoria, where he remained for the following 15 years, almost always as an undisputed starter; in the late 80's/early 90's, he was part of a defensive sector which also included Gianluca Pagliuca, Luca Pellegrini, Pietro Vierchowod and Amedeo Carboni, with Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli providing the goals.
During his spell with Samp, Mannini won four Coppa Italia and the 1991 national championship, scoring a crucial goal in the latter competition on 19 May, in a 3–0 home win against U.S. Lecce. He also appeared in two UEFA finals in the 90's, winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against R.S.C. Anderlecht and losing the European Cup against FC Barcelona, the latter match played at Wembley.
In the 1999 summer, following Sampdoria's top level relegation, 37-year old Mannini - who appeared in 510 official games for the club (eight goals) - left Genoa and signed for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship, reuniting at the English club with former Sampdoria teammate (and manager) David Platt, as well as other ageing compatriots. He made his official debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1–3 away loss against Ipswich Town,[1] leaving in the following transfer window, and closing out his career after a few months with his first team, amateurs Imolese Calcio 1919.
Mannini played ten times for Italy, his debut coming on 19 February 1992 at nearly 30 years of age, in a 4–0 friendly win with San Marino in Cesena.
Barred by Giuseppe Bergomi first and Antonio Benarrivo later, he never attended any major international tournament, however.