Vincenzo Italiano (born 10 December 1977) is an Italian football manager, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Fiorentina, and a former player.
![]() Italiano in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vincenzo Italiano[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1977-12-10) 10 December 1977 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Karlsruhe, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | Trapani | 7 | (0) |
1996–2005 | Hellas Verona | 196 | (21) |
2005 | Genoa | 9 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Hellas Verona | 52 | (3) |
2007–2009 | Chievo | 49 | (7) |
2009–2012 | Padova | 83 | (9) |
2013 | Perugia | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Lumezzane | 11 | (0) |
Total | 410 | (40) | |
Teams managed | |||
2014 | Venezia (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Luparense San Paolo (youth) | ||
2016–2017 | Vigontina San Paolo | ||
2017 | Vigontina San Paolo | ||
2017–2018 | Union ArzignanoChiampo | ||
2018–2019 | Trapani | ||
2019–2021 | Spezia | ||
2021– | Fiorentina | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany to Italian parents, Italiano never played professionally in Germany, instead playing his full career in Italian football. He was a versatile midfielder, known for his tackling and passing. He played for Genoa and (for most of his career) Hellas Verona first in Serie A and later, in Serie B.
He made his debut in Serie A with Hellas Verona and then appeared in Serie A again, albeit briefly, with cross-city rivals Chievo on 14 January 2007[2] against Catania.
After his retirement as a player, he started a coaching career in Veneto for a number of amateur teams. In 2017 he joined Union ArzignanoChiampo,[3] which won him interest from Serie C club Trapani who hired him for the 2018–19 season.[4]
Under his guidance, Trapani concluded the 2018–19 season in second place behind champions Juve Stabia, and then successfully contested the playoff phase, winning promotion to Serie B after defeating Piacenza 2–0 on aggregate.
He was subsequently hired by another Serie B club, Spezia, as the club's new head coach for the 2019–20 season. He achieved promotion with Spezia to Serie A for the first time in the club's history after edging Frosinone in the promotion play-offs.[5] He guided Spezia in their 2020–21 Serie A campaign, succeeding in keeping the small Ligurian club in the top flight in his debut season in the Italian top division. These results won him interest from Fiorentina, who ultimately signed him as their new head coach on a two-year deal.[6]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Vigontina San Paolo | ![]() |
18 June 2016 | 3 January 2017 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 010.53 |
Vigontina San Paolo | ![]() |
28 February 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | +0 | 022.22 |
Union ArzignanoChiampo | ![]() |
31 May 2017 | 28 July 2018 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 88 | 51 | +37 | 055.26 |
Trapani | ![]() |
28 July 2018 | 19 June 2019 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 057.45 |
Spezia | ![]() |
19 June 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 86 | 32 | 22 | 32 | 126 | 123 | +3 | 037.21 |
Fiorentina | ![]() |
30 June 2021 | Present | 57 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 86 | 71 | +15 | 047.37 |
Total | 256 | 111 | 67 | 78 | 410 | 338 | +72 | 043.36 |
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