Maurizio Sarri

Maurizio Sarri
Personal information
Full nameMaurizio Sarri
Date of birth10 January 1959
Place of birthNaples, Italy
Club information
Current team
Empoli
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1990–1991Stia
1991–1993Faellese
1993–1996Cavriglia
1996–1998Antella
1998–1999Valdema
1999–2000Tegoleto
2000–2003Sansovino
2003–2005Sangiovannese
2005–2006Pescara
2006–2007Arezzo
2007Avellino
2008Verona
2008–2009Perugia
2010Grosseto
2010–2011Alessandria
2011–2011Sorrento
2012–Empoli

Maurizio Sarri (Italian pronunciation: [mauˈrittsjo ˈsarri]; born 10 January 1959) is an Italian professional football manager, who is currently coach of Empoli.

Career

Early career: The Tuscany years

Sarri managed a series of minor clubs in Tuscany for more than a decade, and obtained a number of successes at the grassroots level of football.[1] In 2000 he signed for Sansovino, who he led over the course of three years, from regional championships to Serie C2.[2]

His successes with Sansovino won him attention from more important teams: in 2004 he gained promotion in Serie C1 with Sangiovannese.

From Pescara to Sorrento

In 2005 he worked for the first time in Serie B, signing for Pescara.

In the last years signed for several Serie B and Serie C1 clubs. In 2010 he served as head coach of Alessandria in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[3]

In July 2011 he was appointed at the helm of Sorrento, another Lega Pro Prima Divisione club.[4] He managed the club through the first months of the season until 14 December 2011 when he was sacked. Although no official reason was given, he left the club lying in 4th place and thus underperforming when compared with the previous season.[5]

Empoli and promotion to Serie A

In the season 2012–13, he was named the new head coach of Serie B club Empoli. In his first full season in charge, he led Empoli to fourth place and then qualification to an all-Tuscan promotion playoff final, lost to Livorno. He was subsequently confirmed for the 2013–14 season, in which he guided Empoli to second place in the final table and direct promotion to the top flight, thus bringing the small Tuscan club back to Serie A after six years.

References

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  4. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Sorrento, mister Sarri firma un biennale" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Maurizio Sarri non e' piu' l'allenatore del Sorrento" (in Italian). Sorrento Calcio. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-01.