Gianpiero Piovani (born January 12 June 1968 in Orzinuovi) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan Women.[1] He played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 12, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Orzinuovi, Lombardy, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan Women (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Brescia Calcio | 13 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Parma F.C. | 30 | (4) |
| 1987–1988 | Brescia Calcio | 22 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Cagliari Calcio | 30 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | Brescia Calcio | 31 | (1) |
| 1990–2001 | Piacenza Calcio | 341 | (57) |
| 2001–2003 | Livorno Calcio | 45 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese | 26 | (2) |
| 2004 | A.C. Lumezzane | 10 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | A.C. Chiari | 24 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | U.S. Ivrea Calci | 41 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | A.C. Rodengo Saiano | 44 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Nuova Verolese Calcio | 19 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Padania national football team | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Nuova Verolese Calcio | ||
| 2010–2011 | A.C. Rodengo Saiano | ||
| 2011–2012 | U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D. | ||
| 2013 | Casteisangiorgio | ||
| 2013–2014 | Feralpisalò Allievi Naz. | ||
| 2015–2017 | Feralpisalò Berretti | ||
| 2017–2018 | Brescia Women | ||
| 2018–2024 | Sassuolo Women | ||
| 2024– | Inter Milan Women | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2009 | |||
Club career
editPiovani's long football career began in the 1985-1986 season, when, although he was still very young, he joined Brescia Calcio and played 13 matches. He then moved to Parma F.C., which had just returned to B under Arrigo Sacchi. He was trained by the famous coach one year long and had 30 appearances and shot 4 goals. When the coach went A.C. Milan Piovani returned to Brescia. He was then fetched by coach Claudio Ranieri to Cagliari Calcio, where he helped to promote to Serie B.
Piovani played for Piacenza Calcio between 1990 and 2001. In this period Piacenza achieved its best so far: 12th in the 1997-1998 Serie A season.
International career
editIn 2009 Piovani was capped for the first time for the Padania national football team, which hosted the VIVA World Cup. On 22 June 2009, he achieved the winning goal in his first international match.
Coaching career
editAfter his retirement, in the 2009-2010 season he became the manager of Nuova Verolese Calcio.
In the 2010-2011 season, he became the head coach of A.C. Rodengo Saiano, in place of resigning Paolo Rodolfi, in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Group A.
In the 2011-2012 season, he became the head coach of Darfo Boario until the end of the season.
In 2024 Piovani became manager of Inter Milan Women.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gianpiero Piovani è il nuovo allenatore dell'Inter Femminile" (in Italian). 6 July 2024.
- ^ Diamond, Drew (2024-07-08). "Inter announce Gianpiero Piovani as new manager". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
External links
edit- Gianpiero Piovani at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)