Alexander Blessin (born 28 May 1973) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Genoa.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Matthias Blessin | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1973 (1973-05-28) (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genoa (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1995 | TSV Georgii Allianz Stuttgart [de][1] | ||
| 1995–1996 | SV Bonlanden | ||
| 1996–1997 | TSF Ditzingen[2] | 30 | (9) |
| 1997–1999[3] | VfB Stuttgart[4] | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Stuttgarter Kickers[3] | 46 | (6) |
| 2001–2002[5] | Antalyaspor[6] | 1 | (0) |
| 2002[7] | Wacker Burghausen[5] | 10 | (1) |
| 2002–2003[8] | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig[9] | 33 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | SC Pfullendorf[8] | 65 | (21) |
| 2005–2006 | 1899 Hoffenheim[10] | 34 | (7) |
| 2006–2008[11] | Sportfreunde Siegen[12] | 63 | (14) |
| 2008–2009[13] | Jahn Regensburg[14] | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | SSV Reutlingen[15] | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2012[16] | SV Bonlanden[17] | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2018 | RB Leipzig (U17) | ||
| 2018–2020 | RB Leipzig (U19) | ||
| 2020–2022 | KV Oostende | ||
| 2022– | Genoa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Blessin started his senior career with TSV Georgii Allianz Stuttgart. In 2001, he signed for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig, where he made one league appearance.[18] After that, he played for German clubs Wacker Burghausen, Lokomotive Leipzig, SC Pfullendorf, 1899 Hoffenheim, Sportfreunde Siegen, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Reutlingen, and SV Bonlanden before retiring in 2012.
Following his retirement as an active player, Blessin joined RB Leipzig as a youth coach in 2012. He left Leipzig in 2020 to accept an offer as the new manager of Oostende in the Belgian First Division A.[19]
He completed his first season with Oostende in fifth place, which led to him being linked to clubs such as Sheffield United and Celtic, as well as being named manager of the year in the Belgian top flight.[20][21]
On 19 January 2022, he was hired by Serie A club Genoa as the club's new head coach under a two-and-a-half year contract, after the Italian club paid a fixed fee to activate a buyout clause present in Blessin's contract with Oostende.[22]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| KV Oostende | 7 June 2020 | 19 January 2022 | 65 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 040.00 |
| Genoa | 19 January 2022 | present | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 035.48 |
| Total | 96 | 37 | 23 | 36 | 038.54 | ||
Genoa C.F.C. – current squad | |
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2022–23 Serie B managers | |
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Belgian Professional Manager of the Year | |
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