Silvio Baldini

Infobox Football biography
playername = Silvio Baldini


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|9|11
cityofbirth = Massa
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub =
position = Manager
years =
clubs =
caps(goals) =
manageryears = 1984-1988
1988-1989
1989-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-1995
1995-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2003
2003-2004
2004
2005-2006
2007-2008
managerclubs = Bagnoneit icon [http://www.bagnonemia.it/Circolo_Sportivo/Circolo_Sportivo_doc.htm BagnoneMia] ]
Massese ("assistant coach") Forte dei Marmi [it icon [http://www.centopercentoforte.it/ita/societ%E0/storia_int.htm CentoPerCento Forte] ]
Viareggio
Massese
Siena
Carrarese
Chievo Verona
Brescia
Empoli
Palermo
Parma
Lecce
Catania

Silvio Baldini (born September 11, 1958 in Massa) is an Italian football manager.

Career

He started his coaching career in 1984 at the age of 26 with Bagnone, an amateur Seconda Categoria team which he led to immediate promotion in his debut year. In 1988 he became assistant coach of Massese. In 1989 he was appointed at the helm of Promozione team Forte dei Marmi, side he led to promotion in 1991. After a single season with Viareggio, he obtained a professional coaching license and returned to Massese, this time as head coach, in 1992. After four Serie C1 seasons with Siena (1993-1995) and Carrarese (1995-1997), he was chosen to fill the Chievo Verona head coaching position, and led the "gialloblu" to a final seventh place in the Serie B. He moved to Brescia in 1998, and Empoli one year later. In 2002, Empoli ended in fourth place, being therefore promoted to Serie A. On his Serie A debut year, Baldini led Empoli to a good 12th place. In 2003 he became Palermo boss, with the goal to guide the "rosanero" to immediate promotion to Serie A; however, he was fired on January 2004 following a 1-3 home defeat to Salernitana. He returned to coach in the 2004-05 season with Parma, being appointed at Renzo Ulivieri's place on September and sacked on December 2004, leaving his side at the second-last place in the Serie A table. On September 2005, he was appointed as Lecce head coach, but was again fired on January 2006. On June 2007 he was announced as new Catania head coach. [cite news |title=Baldini is new Catania Coach|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jun3l.html |publisher= Football Italia |date= 2007-06-03 |accessdate=2007-06-04 ]

On August 26, 2007, during the first league match, Baldini kicked the behind of Parma boss Domenico Di Carlo after being sent off and having engaged in a dispute with his opponent head coach. [cite news |title=Pitchside brawl at Parma|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug26k.html |publisher= Football Italia |date= 2007-08-26 |accessdate=2007-08-27 ] He consequently received a month ban due to his unprofessional behaviour. [cite news |title=Baldini handed bench ban|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug28j.html|publisher= Football Italia |date= 2007-08-28|accessdate=2007-08-28 ]

Since that point, however, Gianluca Atzori has been in bench. After a hard-fought match against Inter (nevertheless losing 2-0), Baldini decided to switch from his traditional 4-2-3-1 to a more practical 4-3-3 to better suit Catania's needs. In his first two successive matches since Inter, Catania played an honorable match against Fiorentina, despite losing 0-1 to the viola. In the next match, Catania achieved its first league victory, defeating relegation rival Empoli 1-0 thanks to a goal from Martinez. Sunday, September 30th - his Catania held Milan to an impressive 1-1 draw at the San Siro. He will return to the Catania bench against Livorno.

Despite criticism, Baldini initially managed to achieve a better league position than his predecessor Pasquale Marino, and also led his side to a historical qualification in the Coppa Italia 2007-08 semi-finals. However, a row of poor results quickly pushed Catania down to 18th place, being potentially relegated as of Week 31, and with only three points ahead of last-placed Empoli, persuading Baldini to resign from his post on March 31, 2008.cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Catania/Primo_Piano/2008/03_Marzo/31/baldini_3103.shtml |title=Catania, Baldini se ne va. Zenga sempre più vicino |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-04-01 |date=2008-03-31 |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport]

References

External links

*it icon [http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/0304/carriera-baldini.jsp Coaching career (until 2003]
*it icon [http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Lecce/Primo_Piano/2005/09_Settembre/27/popupscheda.shtml Profile updated to the year 2006]

Persondata
NAME= Baldini, Silvio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Baldini, Silvio
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Football manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1958-9-11
PLACE OF BIRTH= Massa , Italy