Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luciano Spalletti[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Certaldo, Italy | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Italy (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | Castelfiorentino | 50 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Entella | 27 | (2) |
1986–1990 | Spezia | 120 | (7) |
1990–1991 | Viareggio | 29 | (1) |
1991–1993 | Empoli | 60 | (3) |
Total | 236 | (13) | |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1998 | Empoli | ||
1998–1999 | Sampdoria | ||
1999 | Venezia | ||
2001 | Udinese | ||
2001–2002 | Ancona | ||
2002–2005 | Udinese | ||
2005–2009 | Roma | ||
2009–2014 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
2016–2017 | Roma | ||
2017–2019 | Inter Milan | ||
2021–2023 | Napoli | ||
2023– | Italy | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luciano Spalletti (Italian pronunciation: [luˈtʃaːno spalˈletti]; born 7 March 1959) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the Italy national team.
He started his managerial career with Empoli in 1993 before going on to coach clubs in Italy including two spells with Roma where he won two consecutive Coppa Italia titles. Spalletti managed Zenit St. Petersburg from 2009 to 2014, winning two Russian Premier League titles. Following two seasons in charge at Inter Milan, he was appointed manager of Napoli in 2021 where he won the Serie A in the 2022–23 season before leaving the club in June 2023. In August 2023, he was appointed as coach of the Italy national football team and led the team to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024, where they were eliminated in the round of 16.