Fabio Liverani

Fabio Liverani
Liverani in 2009
Personal information
Full name Fabio Liverani[1]
Date of birth (1976-04-29) 29 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995 Palermo
1995–1996 Napoli
1996 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Nocerina 2 (0)
1997–2000 Viterbese 104 (18)
2000–2001 Perugia 32 (3)
2001–2006 Lazio 126 (6)
2006–2008 Fiorentina 64 (1)
2008–2011 Palermo 66 (0)
2011 Lugano 0 (0)
Total 394 (28)
International career
2001–2006 Italy 3 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Genoa (youth)
2013 Genoa
2014–2015 Leyton Orient
2017 Ternana
2017–2020 Lecce
2020–2021 Parma
2022 Cagliari
2024 Salernitana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabio Liverani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo liveˈraːni]; born 29 April 1976) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Serie A club Salernitana.

He made 288 Serie A appearances across 12 seasons, representing Perugia, Lazio, Fiorentina and Palermo. He was the first black player for the Italy national team, playing three matches from 2001 to 2006.

In 2013, Liverani began his managerial career with a brief spell at top-flight club Genoa. He also managed English club Leyton Orient and Serie B club Ternana before taking Lecce to two consecutive promotions to the top flight.

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 37" [Official Press Release No. 37] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 17 September 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.