Paolo Vanoli
Paolo Vanoli (; 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 club Venezia. 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), having also two spells abroad: Scottish Premier League club Rangers from August 2003 to January 2005, scoring once against Dundee, and Akratitos FC in Greece (2005–06). 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. 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. International stats International goals ''Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vanoli goal. 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. On 17 December 2021, Vanoli joined Spartak Moscow as manager, signing a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season. On 29 May 2022, Spartak won the 2021–22 Russian Cup. The club announced on 9 June 2022 that Vanoli had left his post, citing a number of circumstances beyond the club's control. 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. Managerial record Honours Player Varese Serie C2: 1989-90 Parma UEFA Cup: 1998–99 Coppa Italia: 1998–99 Supercoppa Italiana: 1999 Fiorentina Coppa Italia: 2000–01 Coach Italy U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016 Spartak Moscow Russian Cup: 2021–22 Personal life He has an older brother, Rodolfo, who is also a former footballer and current coach. References External links uefa.com short bio FIGC profile 1972 births Living people Footballers from Varese Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Hellas Verona FC players Parma Calcio 1913 players ACF Fiorentina players Bologna FC 1909 players Rangers F.C. players LR Vicenza players SSD Varese Calcio players Venezia FC players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Scottish Premier League players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Italian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Italian expatriate men's footballers UEFA Cup winning players Italian football managers FC Spartak Moscow managers Serie B managers Venezia FC managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Russia Italian expatriate sportspeople in Russia