Massimiliano Allegri

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Massimiliano Allegri
Allegri with Milan players (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name Massimiliano Allegri
Date of birth (1967-08-11) 11 August 1967 (age 45)
Place of birth Livorno, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Milan (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1984–1985 Cuoiopelli 7 (0)
1985–1988 Livorno 29 (0)
1988–1989 Pisa 2 (0)
1989–1990 Livorno 32 (8)
1990–1991 Pavia 29 (5)
1991–1993 Pescara 64 (16)
1993–1995 Cagliari 46 (4)
1995–1997 Perugia 41 (10)
1997–1998 Padova 21 (0)
1998 Napoli 7 (0)
1998–2000 Pescara 46 (4)
2000–2001 Pistoiese 18 (1)
2001–2003 Aglianese 32 (8)
Total 420 (56)
Teams managed
2003–2004 Aglianese
2004–2005 Real SPAL
2005 Grosseto
2006 Grosseto
2007–2008 Sassuolo
2008–2010 Cagliari
2010– Milan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Massimiliano "Max" Allegri (born 11 August 1967) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Milan in the Italian Serie A. In the 2010–11 season, Allegri's Milan won their first Serie A league trophy since 2004.[1]


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Club career [edit]

After spending the earlier part of his career in the lower leagues, including his hometown club Livorno, Allegri joined Pescara in 1991. He established himself in midfield as Giovanni Galeone's side won promotion to Serie A in 1992. Allegri was an outstanding performer for Pescara in Serie A. Despite the side's relegation in last place, there was no shortage of goals and Allegri scored an impressive 12 goals from midfield. He moved on to Cagliari and then Perugia and Napoli before returning to Pescara. Brief spells at Pistoiese and Aglianese followed before his retirement from active football in 2003.

He was banned for one year in 2001 with others six Italian footballers for match-fixing following a Coppa Italia tie in 2000. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) also handed one-year suspensions to Fabio Gallo, Sebastiano Siviglia, and Luciano Zauri of Serie A side Atalanta; and Alfredo Aglietti of Serie B's Pistoiese.

Coaching [edit]

Early career [edit]

Allegri started a coaching career in 2004, serving as boss of Serie C2 team Aglianese, the club where he spent his two final years as a player. Following an impressive season with them, Allegri was called to head Grosseto, then in Serie C1; his experience with the biancorossi, however, proved not to be as successful as with Aglianese, and he was ultimately sacked shortly after the beginning of the 2006–07 Serie C1 season. Shortly after being sacked by Grosseto, Allegri agreed to rejoin his mentor Giovanni Galeone at Udinese, becoming part of his coaching staff.[2] This practice, however, proved to be forbidden by the Italian football laws because he was still contracted with the Tuscan club, which caused Allegri to be disqualified for three months on early 2008.[3]

Sassuolo [edit]

On August 2007, Allegri became head coach of ambitious Serie C1 team Sassuolo, who Allegri managed to lead quickly into the top league spots. On 27 April 2008, Sassuolo mathematically ensured the 2007–08 Serie C1/A league title, thus winning a historical first promotion to Serie B for the neroverdi.[4]

Cagliari [edit]

On 29 May 2008, Allegri was announced as new head coach of Cagliari in the Serie A, replacing Davide Ballardini.[5] Despite a disappointing start, with five losses in the first five league matches, Allegri was confirmed by club chairman Massimo Cellino and later went on to bring his team up to a mid-table placement in December. On 9 December, following a 1–0 home win to Palermo, Cagliari announced to have agreed a two-year contract extension with Allegri, with a new contract that was set to expire on 1 June 2011. The contract was then revealed to have been signed on October, in the midst of the rossoblu's early crisis result.[6]

He completed the 2008–09 season in an impressive ninth place, which was hailed as a huge result with respect to the limited resources, the lack of top-class players, and the high quality of Cagliari's attacking football style, which led the Sardinians not far from UEFA Europa League qualification. Such results led him to be awarded the Panchina d'Oro (Golden bench), a prize awarded to the best Serie A football manager according to other managers' votes. In the 2009–10 season, he managed to confirm Cagliari's high footballing levels despite the loss of regular striker Robert Acquafresca, leading an impressive number of three players from his side — namely Davide Biondini, Federico Marchetti, and Andrea Cossu — to receive Italian national team call-ups during his reign at the club.

On 13 April 2010, Cagliari surprisingly removed Allegri from his managerial duties despite a solid 12th place with 40 points, and youth coach Giorgio Melis — with Gianluca Festa as his assistant — was appointed at his replacement.[7][8]

Milan [edit]

Allegri was released from his contract by Cagliari on 17 June 2010, under request of Serie A giants Milan, who were interested in appointing him as their new head coach.[9] On 25 June, Allegri was officially appointed as the new coach of Milan. In his first season in charge, Allegri led Milan to their first championship title since 2004, beating titel incumbents Internazionale in both league fixtures. His side, however, failed to make it past the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, losing to Palermo 4–3 on aggregate. The team also qualified for the second round of the Champions League, where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur.

Allegri and his assistant Mauro Tassotti during match between Milan and Real Madrid at the Yankee Stadium in New York

Success continued in his second season at the club. He led Milan to their sixth Supercoppa Italiana by coming from behind in a 2-1 win over Inter in a game played in the Beijing National Stadium. That was as far as his success went for that season, however. A semi-final Coppa Italia knockout at the hands of Juventus followed by a quarter-final UEFA Champions League knockout at the hands of FC Barcelona left Milan fighting on only one front towards the end of the season — the Scudetto. Even that was to be lost, however, with the Rossoneri finishing in second place to Juventus and therefore qualifying for the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League.

On 13 January 2012, Allegri agreed to extend his contract with Milan to the end of 2013–14 season. On 5 June 2012, Allegri stated that he intends to coach for only 10 more years and plans to retire at the age of 55 due to the fact that coaching contains a high level of stress and anxiety. He also said that he hopes to coach the Italian national side before he retires.

Managerial statistics [edit]

As of 19 May 2013.[10][11]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA +/-
Aglianese Italy 1 July 2003 30 June 2004 38 10 13 15 26.32 30 35 −5
Real SPAL Italy 1 July 2004 30 May 2005 40 13 15 12 32.5 47 41 +6
Grosseto Italy 19 July 2005 29 October 2005 11 2 6 3 18.18 9 10 −1
Grosseto Italy 17 April 2006 29 October 2006 17 4 9 4 23.53 19 18 +1
Sassuolo Italy 17 July 2007 28 May 2008 42 23 6 13 54.76 46 32 +14
Cagliari Italy 29 May 2008 13 April 2010 74 27 15 32 36.49 106 113 −7
Milan Italy 25 June 2010 Present 151 83 38 30 54.97 260 142 +118
Total 373 162 102 109 43.43 517 391 +126

Honours [edit]

Allegri during Milan match

Manager [edit]

Sassuolo
Milan

Individual [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Milan crowned Serie A champions after Roma draw". CNN News. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  2. ^ "Udinese, Allegri entra nello staff tecnico come ottimizzatore" (in Italian). SportNews.it. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Allegri il prigioniero. Tra venti giorni esce" (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008. 
  4. ^ "Sassuolo e Salernitana in serie B, promozione storica per gli emiliani" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008. 
  5. ^ "Allegri sulla panchina del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008. 
  6. ^ "Il Cagliari conferma Allegri fino al 2011" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008. 
  7. ^ "Esonerato Allegri" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  8. ^ D'Andrea, Rick (13 April 2010). "OFFICIAL: Cagliari Sack Coach Massimiliano Allegri". Goal.com (Ellinton Invest Inc.). Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  9. ^ "Il Cagliari libera Allegri" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  10. ^ Massimiliano Allegri at www.transfermarkt.co.uk.
  11. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/

External links [edit]

A.C. Milan – current squad
Serie A managers
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