Marco Zaffaroni (born 20 January 1969) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played predominantly as a defender, currently in charge as the head coach of Serie B club Südtirol.[1]

Marco Zaffaroni
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-20) 20 January 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Südtirol (head coach)
Youth career
1985–1986 Saronno
1987–1989 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Saronno 30 (1)
1987–1989 Torino 0 (0)
1989–1990 Casarano 34 (4)
1990–1993 Taranto 88 (1)
1993–1995 Solbiatese 49 (3)
1995–1998 Legnano 93 (24)
1998–2000 Saronno 66 (7)
2000–2004 Pro Patria 131 (12)
2004–2008 Monza 128 (3)
2008–2009 Turate 29 (4)
Total 648 (59)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Perugia (assistant)
2009 Perugia (caretaker)
2010–2011 Folgore Verano
2011–2013 Folgore Caratese
2013–2016 Caronnese
2016–2018 Monza
2019–2021 AlbinoLeffe
2021 Chievo
2021 Cosenza
2022–2023 Hellas Verona
2023–2024 Feralpisalò
2024– Südtirol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

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On 24 June 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie C club AlbinoLeffe.[2]

Following the club's positive campaign in the 2020–21 Serie C playoffs, Zaffaroni was subsequently hired as Chievo's head coach for the 2021–22 Serie B season. However, after the club's exclusion from professional football, he left for Cosenza, the club that was admitted to fill Chievo's vacancy in the Italian second division.[3] He was fired by Cosenza on 6 December 2021 after the club gained 1 point in 6 games and dropped to 16th place.[4]

On 3 December 2022, Zaffaroni was hired as the new head coach of Serie A relegation-battling club Verona, with outgoing caretaker Salvatore Bocchetti as his assistant.[5]

Despite guiding Verona to escape relegation in the season's final game, Zaffaroni was not confirmed in charge of the club. On 23 October 2023, Zaffaroni was appointed in charge of relegation-struggling Serie B club Feralpisalò, replacing Stefano Vecchi on a contract until the end of the season.[6] Feralpisalò was relegated and Zaffaroni left the club in May 2024.[7]

On 4 November 2024, Zaffaroni was hired as the new head coach of Serie B club Südtirol, replacing Federico Valente.[8]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 28 October 2023[9]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Perugia (caretaker)   16 November 2009 28 December 2009 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 060.00
Folgore Verano   1 July 2010 30 June 2011 36 17 10 9 57 33 +24 047.22
Folgore Caratese   9 July 2011 6 February 2013 63 21 19 23 81 66 +15 033.33
Caronnese   17 June 2013 24 May 2016 119 65 34 20 201 96 +105 054.62
Monza   24 May 2016 22 October 2018 89 49 21 19 128 58 +70 055.06
AlbinoLeffe   24 June 2019 23 June 2021 78 30 27 21 87 72 +15 038.46
Chievo   9 July 2021 3 August 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Cosenza   7 August 2021 6 December 2021 17 4 3 10 14 30 −16 023.53
Hellas Verona   3 December 2022 30 June 2023 24 7 8 9 22 31 −9 029.17
Feralpisalò   23 October 2023 30 June 2024 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 431 196 122 113 597 395 +202 045.48

Honours

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Manager

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Monza

References

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  1. ^ "Dal fallimento alla Serie C". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE MARCO ZAFFARONI SARÀ IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL'U.C. ALBINOLEFFE" (Press release) (in Italian). AlbinoLeffe. 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "MARCO ZAFFARONI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL COSENZA CALCIO" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "MISTER MARCO ZAFFARONI SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Marco Zaffaroni è il nuovo allenatore dell'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ^ "MARCO ZAFFARONI, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: MARCO ZAFFARONI" [OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: MARCO ZAFFARONI] (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Marco Zaffaroni è il nuovo allenatore dell'FC Südtirol" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  9. ^ Marco Zaffaroni coach profile at Soccerway