Paolo Vanoli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo vaˈnɔːli]; born 12 August 1972) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a left back or left midfielder. He is the manager of Italian Serie B club Venezia.
 Vanoli coaching Spartak Moscow in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Varese, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back, left midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Venezia (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Oratorio Solbiate | |||||||||||||||||
| –1990 | Varese | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Varese | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Bellinzago | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Corsico | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Venezia | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Hellas Verona | 84 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Parma | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Fiorentina | 44 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Bologna | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Rangers | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Vicenza | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Akratitos | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Castelnuovo Sandrà | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 356 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Italy | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Domegliara | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Italy U16 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Italy U17 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Italy U16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Italy U18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Italy U19 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Italy U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Italy (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Inter Milan (technical coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Venezia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Vanoli, a journeyman, played for many clubs, including Hellas Verona, Parma, and Fiorentina (for 9 billion lire fee in co-ownership deal; €4.648 million[1][2]), having also two spells abroad: Scottish Premier League club Rangers from August 2003 to January 2005,[3][4] scoring once against Dundee,[5] and Akratitos FC in Greece (2005–06).[citation needed]
While at Parma Vanoli won both the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia in 1999, and then in 2001 won the Coppa Italia again with Fiorentina, this time beating his former team Parma in the final. Vanoli scored in all three finals.[6][7][8]
International career
Vanoli was also an Italian international, playing twice and scoring once on his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Belgium in 1999.[9]
International stats
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
International goals
Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vanoli goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 November 1999 | Stadio Via del mare, Lecce, Italy | 1 |  Belgium | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Managerial career
Between 2016 and 2017, Vanoli was the assistant manager of the Italy national football team. He was then appointed as assistant manager of Chelsea FC, serving in the role from 2017 to 2018.[citation needed]
On 17 December 2021, Vanoli joined Spartak Moscow as manager, signing a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[10] On 29 May 2022, Spartak won the 2021–22 Russian Cup.[11] The club announced on 9 June 2022 that Vanoli had left his post, citing a number of circumstances "beyond the club's control", in other words the Russian Invasion of Ukraine,[12][13] even though first in March he announced he will continue.[14]
On 7 November 2022, Vanoli was hired as the new head coach of Serie B struggling club Venezia, signing a contract until 30 June 2024.[15]
Managerial record
- As of 10 May 2024[16]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
 Italy U18 | 1 August 2013 | 31 July 2015 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 84.62 |
| Italy U19 | 1 August 2015 | 31 July 2016 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 55.56 |
 Spartak Moscow | 17 December 2021 | 29 May 2022 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 50.00 |
| Venezia | 7 November 2022 | present | 66 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 111 | 81 | +30 | 48.48 |
| Total | 113 | 61 | 25 | 27 | 200 | 124 | +76 | 53.98 | ||
Honours
Player
Varese
- Serie C2: 1989-90
Parma
Fiorentina
Coach
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016
Spartak Moscow
Personal life
He has an older brother, Rodolfo, who is also a former footballer and current coach.[17]
References
External links
- uefa.com short bio
- Paolo Vanoli at Soccerbase
- FIGC profile (in Italian)