Stefano Pioli

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stefano Pioli
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|10|19
cityofbirth = Parma
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = Piacenza
position = Manager (former centre back)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1982–1984 1984–1987 1987–1989 1989–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998
clubs = Parma Juventus Verona Fiorentina Padova Pistoiese Fiorenzuola
caps(goals) = 042 (1) 035 (0) 042 (0) 154 (1) 004 (0) 014 (1) 021 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteams =
manageryears = 1999–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
managerclubs = Bologna ("youth team") Chievo Verona ("youth team") Salernitana Modena Parma
Grosseto
Piacenza

Stefano Pioli (born October 19, 1965 in Parma) is an Italian football (soccer) manager, currently in charge with Serie B club Piacenza.

Playing career

Pioli, a native of Parma, started his own playing career for his home city team, AC Parma. Successively, he was signed by Juventus, with whom he had his Serie A debut in 1984. Sold to Verona in 1987, Pioli moved to Fiorentina in 1989, where he spent six years of his career. He ended his career in 1998 for Fiorenzuola of Serie C1, after two experiences with Padova and Pistoiese.

Managing career

From 1999 to 2002 Pioli coached Bologna's youth team, and Chievo Verona's in 2002-2003. In 2003-2004, he was appointed as head coach of Serie B club Salernitana. He moved to Modena, still of Serie B, in 2004. In 2006, Pioli was named as Parma's head coach, therefore returning to his home city and marking his Serie A debut as a manager. He was however sacked on February 12, 2007 after a 3-0 loss to AS Roma which brought Parma down to second-last place and replaced by Claudio Ranieri. On September 11, 2007 he was unveiled as new head coach of Serie B club Grosseto, replacing Giorgio Roselli, sacked after three consecutive defeats in the first three league matches,cite news |title=Calcio: il Grosseto esonera Roselli|url=http://www.toscanatv.com/leggi_news?idnews=NL074138 |publisher= Toscana TV |date= 2007-09-11 |accessdate=2007-09-11 |language=Italian] and managed to lead the Tuscan minnows to an impressive mid-table finish in their first season in the Serie B.

He will serve as head coach of Piacenza for their 2008–09 Serie B campaign.cite news |url=http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1864&Itemid=39 |language=Italian |publisher=Piacenza Calcio |accessdate=2008-06-11 |date=2008-06-11 |title=Stefano Pioli nuovo allenatore del Piacenza ]

References

Persondata
NAME= Pioli, Stefano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Pioli, Stefano
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Footballer, football manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1965-10-19
PLACE OF BIRTH= Parma , Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=