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Aimo Stefano Diana (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaimo ˈsteːfano ˈdjaːna]; born 2 January 1978) is an Italian football manager, currently for Reggiana, and a former player. A player of wide range, he was capable of playing both as a wide midfielder or as a defender on the right flank.

Aimo Diana

Diana as a Sampdoria player
Personal information
Full name	Aimo Stefano Diana
Date of birth	(1978-01-02) 2 January 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right back
Club information
Current team	Reggiana (manager)
Youth career
	Brescia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Brescia	93	(4)
1999–2000	→ Verona (co-ownership)	25	(0)
2001–2003	Parma	26	(1)
2003	→ Reggina (loan)	16	(1)
2003–2006	Sampdoria	94	(16)
2006–2007	Palermo	41	(2)
2008–2011	Torino	60	(3)
2010	→ Bellinzona (loan)	15	(0)
2011	Bellinzona	16	(0)
2011–2012	Lumezzane	29	(1)
2013	Trento	13	(1)
Total		415	(28)
National team
1998–2000	Italy U21	3	(0)
2004–2007	Italy	13	(1)
Teams managed
2013–2015	FeralpiSalò (youth)
2015–2016	FeralpiSalò
2016	Pavia
2017	Melfi
2017–2018	Sicula Leonzio
2018–2021	Renate
2021–	Reggiana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Brescia, Diana is a product of Brescia Calcio's youth system. He made his debuts for the first team in Serie B in 1997, and played his first Serie A game on 31 August of the same year, against Inter Milan. He played one season with Hellas Verona F.C. in a co-ownership deal, helping the side to a final ninth position in the top level, and left for Parma A.C. in 2001.

Diana was used irregularly by the Emilia-Romagna side, winning the Italian Cup in his first season, but hardly featuring at all in 2002–03. In January 2003 he moved on loan to Reggina Calcio along with Emiliano Bonazzoli, posteriorly signing for U.C. Sampdoria at the end of the campaign. A key member from the start for the Genovese, he helped the team qualify for the UEFA Cup in his second year, scoring five goals in 32 matches; in early May 2005 he scored the game's only at Juventus F.C. and, the following week, also found the net, in a 3–0 home success against ACF Fiorentina.

In the 2006 summer, Diana signed for U.S. Città di Palermo for €5 million,[1] with Sampdoria also selling Marco Pisano to the same club for €4 million and receiving Massimo Bonanni (50% for €2million), Pietro Accardi (€2 million) and Christian Terlizzi (50% for €1.5 million). He was regularly used in one 1/2 seasons and scored two goals, including the equalizer in a 2–1 home win by the Rosanero against A.C. Milan on 26 September 2007. On 30 January of the following year he was sold to Torino F.C. in a permanent move,[2] for €1.2 million.[3]

In early January 2010, ultras of Torino attacked club players during David Di Michele's birthday party.[4][5] After the incident, Riccardo Colombo, Diana, Di Michele, Massimo Loviso, Marco Pisano, Francesco Pratali and Paolo Zanetti were transferred to other clubs, with only Rolando Bianchi, Angelo Ogbonna and Matteo Rubin remaining.

Diana joined AC Bellinzona in Switzerland on loan in early February 2010,[6] making his Super League debut on the 21st in a 1–2 away loss against FC Luzern, eventually contributing solidly (15 matches, 14 starts) as the club narrowly retained its division status.

Subsequently, 32-year-old Diana returned to Torino. On 4 January 2011 he mutually terminated his contract,[7] re-signing for Bellinzona (on a permanent basis) the following day.

International career

After impressing for Sampdoria, Diana received his first call-ups to the Italian national team, making his debut in a friendly match with Spain on 28 April 2004.

A regular for the Azzurri under Marcello Lippi, an injury prevented him from being picked to the squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. On 2 June 2007, in his last appearance, Diana assisted on Filippo Inzaghi's second goal against the Faroe Islands, in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.[9]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2005	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Ivory Coast	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Managerial career

After retiring, Diana took up a role as youth coach at FeralpiSalò, being successively promoted as head coach later in November 2015.[10] He completed the season in eighth place in the 2015–16 Lega Pro, not being confirmed for the following year.[11]

In August 2016, he was hired new head coach of Pavia,[12] but resigned shortly thereafter, following the club's exclusion from Serie D due to financial issues.[13] In February 2017, he was signed by Lega Pro club Melfi,[14] failing to escape relegation by the end of the season.

He returned into management in December 2017 as the new boss of Sicilian Serie C club Sicula Leonzio.[15]

On 20 November 2018, he was appointed head coach of Serie C club Renate, in relegation spot at the time.[16] He guided Renate for three full seasons, the last of which ended with Renate topping the league for a long time until losing out to more renowned teams such as Como and Alessandria, and then losing to second-placed Girone B club Padova in the promotion playoffs. Following that, Diana agreed to leave Renate and accepted to join recently-relegated Serie C club Reggiana on a one-year deal, with an option of further extension in case of promotion to Serie B.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 March 2022[18][19]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
FeralpiSalò		4 November 2015	10 May 2016	26	11	5	10	40	35	+5	042.31
Pavia		2 August 2016	12 August 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Melfi		20 February 2017	30 June 2017	14	5	4	5	12	16	−4	035.71
Sicula Leonzio		5 December 2017	17 June 2018	21	8	7	6	24	18	+6	038.10
Renate		20 November 2018	4 June 2021	101	40	33	28	113	94	+19	039.60
Reggiana		4 June 2021	Present	35	22	10	3	65	24	+41	062.86
Total				197	86	59	52	254	187	+67	043.65

Honours

Parma

• Coppa Italia: 2001–02

References

External links

• LUMEZZANE Stats at Tutto Calciatori (in Italian)
• National team data (in Italian)
• Aimo Diana at National-Football-Teams.com
• Aimo Diana at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Aimo Diana

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[fr] Aimo Diana

Aimo Diana, nom complet Aimo Stefano Diana, né le 2 janvier 1978 à Brescia, en Lombardie, est un footballeur italien évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Aimo Diana

Aimo Stefano Diana (Brescia, 2 gennaio 1978) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore italiano, di ruolo difensore o centrocampista, tecnico della Reggiana.

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[ru] Диана, Аймо

Аймо Стефано Диана (итал. Aimo Stefano Diana; 2 января 1978, Брешиа) — итальянский футболист, правый защитник.

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