Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefano Pioli[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 October 1965||
Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nassr (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1982 | Parma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1984 | Parma | 42 | (1) |
1984–1987 | Juventus | 35 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Hellas Verona | 42 | (0) |
1989–1995 | Fiorentina | 154 | (1) |
1995–1996 | Padova | 4 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Pistoiese | 14 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Fiorenzuola | 21 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Colorno | 20 | (3) |
Total | 312 | (6) | |
International career | |||
1985–1987 | Italy U21 | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2001 | Bologna (U18) | ||
2001–2002 | Bologna (U20) | ||
2002–2003 | ChievoVerona (U20) | ||
2003–2004 | Salernitana | ||
2004–2006 | Modena | ||
2006–2007 | Parma | ||
2007–2008 | Grosseto | ||
2008–2009 | Piacenza | ||
2009–2010 | Sassuolo | ||
2010–2011 | ChievoVerona | ||
2011 | Palermo | ||
2011–2014 | Bologna | ||
2014–2016 | Lazio | ||
2016–2017 | Inter Milan | ||
2017–2019 | Fiorentina | ||
2019–2024 | Milan | ||
2024– | Al-Nassr | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stefano Pioli (born 20 October 1965) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.
Pioli has managed several clubs in Serie A, including Bologna, Lazio, Inter Milan and Fiorentina. He most notably led AC Milan to the Serie A title in the 2021–22 season, a club's scudetto last accomplished over a decade earlier. He was later awarded the Panchina d'Oro for best coach of the season. In 2022–23, he returned Milan to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League before leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.