Francesco Zanoncelli (born September 11, 1967 in Milan) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.

Francesco Zanoncelli
Personal information
Full name Francesco Zanoncelli
Date of birth (1967-09-11) September 11, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 A.C Milan 6 (0)
1987–1988 Empoli 23 (0)
1988–1989 Monza 31 (0)
1989 Atalanta 4 (0)
1989–1990 Brescia 18 (0)
1990–1992 Padova 70 (1)
1992–1995 Ascoli 101 (10)
1995–1997 Lecce 58 (1)
1997–1999 Cagliari 63 (0)
1999–2000 Brescia 34 (2)
2000–2001 Genoa 28 (0)
2001–2002 Crotone 23 (0)
2002–2003 SPAL 23 (0)
International career
1986–1990 Italy U-21 23 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Giacomense
2007–2008 Pizzighettone
2008–2009 Salò
2009–2010 Carpenedolo
2017–2018 South West Queensland Thunder
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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He played for two seasons in the Serie A for AC Milan, Atalanta, and one season in Serie B for Cagliari. In total, he played 56 games and had 52 starts.[1]

Coaching career

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In 2006, Zanoncelli embarked on a career as a coach in the minor leagues of Italian football. He successively moved to Australia to become a coach at the Kelvin Grove State College as well as the Brisbane Roar FC in the A league Men, also coaching at Ambrose Treacy College.

In 2022, he moved back to Italy to work with SPAL as a technical collaborator. He then briefly worked with Fiorenzuola as their Under-19 youth coach from October to December 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "FBRef".
  2. ^ "Fiorenzuola, Turrini sollevato dall'incarico. Tornerà a dirigere la formazione Primavera" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.