Andrea Mandorlini

Infobox Football biography | playername = Andrea Mandorlini
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|7|17
cityofbirth = Ravenna
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = Sassuolo
position = Manager (former defender/midfielder)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1979–1980
1980–1981
1981–1984
1984–1991
1991–1993
clubs = Torino
Atalanta
Ascoli
Inter
Udinese
caps(goals) = 027 (0)
034 (1)
073 (5)
180 (9)
042 (2)
manageryears = 1993–1994
1994–1998 1998–1999
1999–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2006
2006–2007
2007
2008–
managerclubs = Manzanese
Ravenna ("assistant coach")
Triestina
Spezia
Vicenza
Atalanta
Bologna
Padova
Siena
Sassuolo

Andrea Mandorlini (born July 17, 1960 in Ravenna) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former defender.

Playing career

Mandorlini made his playing debut on February 4, 1979 with Torino. He left Torino in 1980 to join then-Serie B team Atalanta. After three seasons with Ascoli from 1981 to 1984, he signed for Inter, where he played until 1991. With the "nerazzurri" jersey, he won a Serie A championship ("scudetto") in 1989 and a UEFA Cup in 1991. After two seasons with Udinese from 1991 to 1993, he announced his retirement from playing football.

Managing career

After his retirement, Mandorlini became coach of Serie D side Manzanese in 1993, but did not manage to save them from relegation. He then was in office at Ravenna as assistant manager until 1998, when he became head coach of Serie C2 team U.S. Triestina Calcio. He then joined Spezia from 1999 to 2002, winning Serie C2 at his first season and narrowly missing promotion to Serie B in 2002. After an eighth place with Vicenza in their 2002–03 Serie B campaign, he joined Atalanta and led them to promotion to Serie A. He stayed at Atalanta for the 2003–04 campaign too, but was sacked soon after the season start.

On January 2006, he was appointed at the helm of Serie B team Bologna, but was fired two months later. On December 2006, he joined Padova of Serie C1, leading them from the relegation zone to the battle for a spot in the promotion playoffs, then narrowly missed. On June 2007 he was announced as Siena boss in the 2007–08 Serie A, only to be sacked on November 12 after a poor start to the season.

On July 2008 he was confirmed as new head coach of newly-promoted Serie B side Sassuolo.cite news |url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/news.php#news311 |language=Italian |publisher=US Sassuolo Calcio |accessdate=2008-07-07 |date=2008-07-07 |title=Andrea Mandorlini è il nuovo allenatore del Sassuolo Calcio]

References

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*cite web|url=http://www.footballplus.com/players/14623/Andrea-Mandorlini.html|title=FootballPlus - Andrea Mandorlini|published=FootballPlus|accessdate=2007-06-12
*cite web|url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/index.php?mod=ct&par2=72|title=TuttoCalciatori.Net - Andrea Mandorlini|published=TuttoCalciatori.Net|accessdate=2007-06-12|language=Italian

Persondata
NAME= Mandorlini, Andrea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Mandorlini, Andrea
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Football (soccer) player and manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1960-7-17
PLACE OF BIRTH= Ravenna, Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=