_48.jpg) Inzaghi with Inter Milan in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Inzaghi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Piacenza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Piacenza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Piacenza | 30 | (15) |
| 1994–1995 | → Carpi (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Novara (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | → Brescello (loan) | 21 | (10) |
| 1999–2010 | Lazio | 133 | (28) |
| 2005 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Atalanta (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 263 | (63) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Italy U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Lazio | ||
| 2021– | Inter Milan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simone Inzaghi (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne inˈtsaːɡi]; born 5 April 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan. Nicknamed "Il demone di Piacenza" ("The Piacenza Demon") because of his ability to find unexpected tactical solutions and his verbal and non-verbal coaching communication style,[2][3] Inzaghi is known for helping revive the 3–5–2 tactical setup.[4][5]
Inzaghi began his playing career in 1994 with Piacenza but was loaned to several clubs, including Novara and Lumezzane, where he won back-to-back Serie C2 titles in 1996 and 1997. Inzaghi signed for Lazio in 1999, and won one Serie A title, three Coppa Italia titles, one Supercoppa Italiana, and one UEFA Super Cup. He also played for Sampdoria and Atalanta on loan before retiring in 2010. At international level, Inzaghi earned three caps for Italy between 2000 and 2003.[6]
Inzaghi began his senior coaching career with Lazio in 2016, after previously being in charge of the club's youth teams from 2010, and won one Coppa Italia and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. Inzaghi joined Inter Milan in 2021, and has won one Serie A title, two Coppa Italia titles, three consecutive Supercoppa Italiana titles, and reached the 2023 UEFA Champions League final.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 250" [Official Press Release No. 250] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 31 May 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Perché Simone Inzaghi viene chiamato "il demone di Piacenza"?" (in Italian).
- ^ "Inzaghi il "demone di Piacenza": come nasce il soprannome dell'allenatore dell'Inter" (in Italian). 12 December 2023.
- ^ Basile, Matteo (15 September 2020). "Tre è il numero perfetto. La difesa che attacca dal campionato all'Europa". ilGiornale.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Cardone, Giulio (6 May 2021). "Da Gasp ad Inzaghi: tutto parte dai 3 difensori centrali!". 888sport. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Simone Inzaghi named new Inter Milan coach to replace Antonio Corte". The Times of India. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.