Paolo Benetti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Cormano, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1983 | Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Fano | 12 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Catanzaro | 71 | (3) |
| 1987–1995 | Ascoli | 176 | (10) |
| 1995–1996 | Siena | 32 | (5) |
| 1996 | Venezia | 11 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Triestina | 38 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Carpi | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Monaco (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Greece (technical coach) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Leicester (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nantes (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Fulham (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Roma (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Sampdoria (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Watford (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paolo Benetti (born 28 April 1965) is an Italian football manager who is assistant manager of Watford.
Career
Playing career
Benetti started his career with Italian Serie A side Milan, where he made 1 league appearance and scored 0 goals.[1] In 1983, he signed for Fano in the Italian third division.[1] In 1987, Benetti signed for Italian Serie A club Ascoli, where he suffered relegation to the Italian second division and received interest from Napoli in the Italian Serie A, but manager Claudio Ranieri refused to sign him because they were brothers-in-law.[2] In 1995, Benetti signed for Italian third division team Siena.[1] In 1996, he signed for Venezia in the Italian second division.[1] In 1997, he signed for Italian third division outfit Triestina.[3]
Managerial career
In 2012, Benetti was appointed assistant manager of French Ligue 1 side Monaco.[4] In 2014, he was appointed technical coach of Greece.[5] In 2015, he was appointed assistant manager of Leicester in the English Premier League, helping them win their only top flight title.[6] In 2017, Benetti was appointed assistant manager of French club Nantes.
References
- ^ a b c d Paolo Benetti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ ""per favore, non comprate quel giocatore: e' mio cognato"". archiviostorico.corriere.it (Archived). Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Triestina 1997-98". oocities.org.
- ^ "Benetti et Ranieri, deux anciens " beaufs " aux rênes de Monaco". lemonde.fr.
- ^ "Ranieri, la nuova sfida: ct in Grecia". pressreader.com.
- ^ "Dal rossoalabardato in C2 al titolo inglese a Leicester". ilpiccolo.gelocal.it.
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