Massimiliano Allegri

Massimiliano Allegri

Allegri in 2012
Personal information
Full name Massimiliano Allegri
Date of birth (1967-08-11) 11 August 1967
Place of birth Livorno, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1984–1985 Cuoiopelli 7 (0)
1985–1988 Livorno 29 (0)
1988–1989 Pisa 2 (0)
1989–1990 Livorno 32 (8)
1990–1991 Pavia 29 (5)
1991–1993 Pescara 64 (16)
1993–1995 Cagliari 46 (4)
1995–1997 Perugia 41 (10)
1997–1998 Padova 21 (0)
1998 Napoli 7 (0)
1998–2000 Pescara 46 (4)
2000–2001 Pistoiese 18 (1)
2001–2003 Aglianese 32 (8)
Total 374 (56)
Teams managed
2003–2004 Aglianese
2004–2005 Real SPAL
2005–2006 Grosseto
2007–2008 Sassuolo
2008–2010 Cagliari
2010–2014 Milan
2014– Juventus

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Massimiliano Allegri (Italian pronunciation: [massimiˈljano alˈleɡri]; born 11 August 1967) is an Italian professional football manager currently in charge of Juventus and former midfielder. He was the manager of Serie A club Milan up until January of 2014. In the 2010–11 season, Allegri's Milan won their first Serie A league trophy since 2004.[1]

Playing career

After spending the earlier part of his career in the lower leagues, including his hometown club Livorno, Allegri joined Pescara in 1991. A creative player, 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.[2]

He was banned for one year in 2001 with others six Italian footballers for match-fixing following a Coppa Italia tie in 2000. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) also handed one-year suspensions to Fabio Gallo, Sebastiano Siviglia, and Luciano Zauri of Serie A side Atalanta; and Alfredo Aglietti of Serie B's Pistoiese.[3]

Managerial career

Early career

Allegri started his managerial career in 2004, serving as the 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 Biancazzurri, 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.[4] This practice, however, proved to be forbidden by the Italian football laws because he was still contracted with the Tuscan club, which caused Allegri to be disqualified for three months on early 2008.[5]

Sassuolo

On August 2007, Allegri became head coach of ambitious Serie C1 team Sassuolo, who Allegri managed to lead quickly into the top league spots. On 27 April 2008, Sassuolo mathematically ensured the 2007–08 Serie C1/A league title, thus winning a historical first promotion to Serie B for the neroverdi.[6]

Cagliari

On 29 May 2008, Allegri was announced as new head coach of Cagliari in the Serie A, replacing Davide Ballardini.[7] Despite a disappointing start, with five losses in the first five league matches, Allegri was confirmed by club chairman Massimo Cellino and later went on to bring his team up to a mid-table placement in December. On 9 December, following a 1–0 home win to Palermo, Cagliari announced to have agreed a two-year contract extension with Allegri, with a new contract that was set to expire on 1 June 2011. The contract was then revealed to have been signed on October, in the midst of the rossoblu's early crisis result.[8]

He completed the 2008–09 season in an impressive ninth place, which was hailed as a huge result with respect to the limited resources, the lack of top-class players, and the high quality of Cagliari's attacking football style, which led the Sardinians not far from UEFA Europa League qualification. Such results led him to be awarded the Panchina d'Oro (Golden bench), a prize awarded to the best Serie A football manager according to other managers' votes. In the 2009–10 season, he managed to confirm Cagliari's high footballing levels despite the loss of regular striker Robert Acquafresca, leading an impressive number of three players from his side — namely Davide Biondini, Federico Marchetti, and Andrea Cossu — to receive Italian national team call-ups during his reign at the club.

On 13 April 2010, Cagliari surprisingly removed Allegri from his managerial duties despite a solid 12th place with 40 points, and youth coach Giorgio Melis — with Gianluca Festa as his assistant — was appointed at his replacement.[9][10]

Milan

Allegri with Mario Yepes and Robinho in 2012

Allegri was released from his contract by Cagliari on 17 June 2010, under request of Serie A giants Milan, who were interested in appointing him as their new manager.[11] On 25 June, Allegri was officially appointed as the new manager of Milan. In his first season in charge, Allegri led Milan to their first championship title since 2004, beating title incumbents and cross-city rivals Internazionale in both league fixtures.[12] His side, however, failed to make it past the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, losing to Palermo 4–3 on aggregate. The team also qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur.

Success continued in his second season at the club. He led Milan to their sixth Supercoppa Italiana title, by coming from behind in a 2–1 win over city rivals Internazionale in a game played at the Beijing National Stadium on 6 August 2011.[13] That was as far as his success went for that season, however. A semi-final Coppa Italia knockout at the hands of Juventus followed by a quarter-final UEFA Champions League knockout at the hands of Barcelona left Milan fighting on only one front towards the end of the season — the Scudetto. Even that was to be lost, however, with the Rossoneri finishing in second place to Juventus and therefore qualifying for next season's Champions League group stage.

On 13 January 2012, Allegri agreed to extend his contract with Milan to the end of 2013–14 season. On 5 June 2012, Allegri stated that he intends to coach for only 10 more years and plans to retire at the age of 55 due to the fact that coaching contains a high level of stress and anxiety. He also said that he hopes to coach the Italian national side before he retires.

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Milan had only collected 8 points from their first 7 games, putting Allegri in danger of getting fired early on. Despite all the criticism from the critics, Milan stuck with Allegri and he managed to get the best out of some younger players including Stephan El Shaarawy, Milan's home-grown player Mattia De Sciglio and later on Mario Balotelli. Allegri managed to steer the Rossoneri from 16th place to finishing 3rd at the end of the season, with an epic 2–1 comeback victory away to Siena. That gave Milan the spot to play in the playoff round for the 2013–14 Champions League campaign.

On 1 June 2013, club president Silvio Berlusconi confirmed Allegri to remain as the manager of Milan, despite numerous speculations that he would be given the sack. On 31 December 2013, Allegri confirmed he would leave the club at the end of the season, telling Gazzetta dello Sport that, “...Of course this is my last Christmas at AC Milan.”

On 13 January 2014 Milan reported that Allegri and his staff were relieved of their duties with immediate effect.[14]

Juventus

On 16 July 2014, Allegri was appointed as the new head coach of Juventus, replacing Antonio Conte who had resigned the day before.[15] On 2 May 2015, Allegri guided Juventus to their fourth consecutive Serie A title, as the club defeated Sampdoria 1–0 at the Stadio Marassi in Genoa; this was only the second time Juventus had won four consecutive Scudetto titles (the last time being from 1931 to 1935, when they won five Scudetto titles in a row). Having previously won the title with Milan in 2011, it also marked his second Scudetto title as a manager in Serie A.[16] On 13 May 2015, Allegri guided Juventus to the Champions League final by defeating defending champions Real Madrid in the semifinals, 3–2 on aggregate;[17] it had been twelve years since the Bianconeri had last appeared in the final, eventually losing to Milan 3–2 on penalties in in 2003.[18] A week later, on 20 May 2015, Allegri guided Juventus to a domestic double by helping the club win their record tenth Coppa Italia, defeating Lazio 2–1 in extra time. The Old Lady last won the trophy in 1995, breaking their twenty year drought of having not won the competition, and making them the first team in Italy to win the trophy ten times.[19] On 6 June 2015, Juventus were defeated by Barcelona, 3–1, in the 2015 UEFA Champions League final.[20]

On 6 July 2015, almost a year after signing with Juventus, Allegri signed a one year extension to his current contract keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 8 August 2015, Allegri led Juventus to a 2–0 victory over Lazio in the Supercoppa Italiana, with new signings Mario Mandžukić and Paulo Dybala scoring the goals.[21] Allegri was included in the 10-man shortlist of nominees for the 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year Award,[22] but was later not included among the three finalists, despite almost completing a treble in his first season as Juventus's coach.[23] However, on 14 December 2015, Allegri won the Serie A Coach of the Year award for his success with Juventus during the 2014–15 season.[24]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 February 2016[25]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Aglianese Italy 1 July 2003 30 June 2004 38 10 13 15 30 35 −5 26.32
Real SPAL Italy 1 July 2004 30 May 2005 40 13 15 12 47 41 +6 32.50
Grosseto Italy 19 July 2005 29 October 2005 11 2 6 3 9 10 −1 18.18
Grosseto Italy 17 April 2006 29 October 2006 17 4 9 4 19 18 +1 23.53
Sassuolo Italy 17 July 2007 28 May 2008 42 23 6 13 46 32 +14 54.76
Cagliari Italy 29 May 2008 13 April 2010 74 27 15 32 106 113 −7 36.49
Milan Italy 25 June 2010 13 January 2014 179 92 49 38 303 178 +125 51.40
Juventus Italy 16 July 2014 Present 92 62 18 12 166 58 +108 67.39
Total 494 234 131 129 726 485 +241 47.37

Performance timeline

Key

  • 1R = 1st round
  • 2R = 2nd round
  • 3R = 3rd round
  • 4R = 4th round
  • 5R = 5th round
  • * = Incomplete Season
  • W = Winner
  • F = Final
  • RU = Runners-up
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • GS = Group stage
  Winners / 1st place
  Runners-up / 2nd place

CompetitionLeagueCupSuper CupChampions League
Club Season Country Europe (UEFA)
Milan 2010–11 1st SF — R16
2011–12 2nd SF W QF
2012–13 3rd QF — R16
2013–14 11th* — — R16*
Juventus 2014–15 1st W RU RU
2015–16 — — W —

Honours

Manager

Sassuolo[26]
Milan[27]
Juventus[27]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Milan crowned Serie A champions after Roma draw". CNN News. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Massimiliano Allegri". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Six Italians banned for match-fixing". BBC. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Udinese, Allegri entra nello staff tecnico come ottimizzatore" (in Italian). SportNews.it. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Allegri il prigioniero. Tra venti giorni esce" (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
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  13. ↑ Paolo Bandini (5 August 2015). "Echoes of AC Milan past loom over Allegri and Juventus". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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  23. ↑ "Allegri snubbed for Coach of the Year". Football Italia. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  24. ↑ Riggio, Salvatore (14 December 2015). "Gran Galà del Calcio: è dominio Juve, miglior squadra e miglior allenatore". Sport Mediaset (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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  26. ↑ "SASSUOLO-MILAN HISTORY". A.C. Milan.com. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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  31. ↑ "Allegri wins Bearzot award". Vivo Azzurro. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "Leo Messi and Luis Enrique honoured by IFFHS". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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