Roberto Mancini

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Roberto Mancini

Personal information
Date of birth	November 27, 1964 (1964-11-27) (age 45)
Place of birth	Jesi, Italy
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1982	Bologna F.C. 1909	30	(9)
1982–1997	Sampdoria	563	(173)
1997–2000	Lazio	126	(24)
2001	Leicester City	4	(0)
	Total
National team
1982–1986	Italy U-21	26	(9)
1984–1994	Italy	36	(4)
Teams managed
2000	Lazio (assistant)
2001–2002	Fiorentina
2002–2004	Lazio
2004–2008	Internazionale
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964 in Jesi, Ancona) is an Italian football coach and former player. His last job was as head coach of Internazionale in Serie A.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

One of the most talented players of his age, Mancini debuted in Italian Serie A for Bologna on September 12, 1981. The following year he was bought by Sampdoria, for which he played until 1997. Later he played for Lazio (1997–2000) and Leicester City (2001).

With Sampdoria, he formed a dynamic strike partnership with Gianluca Vialli, and led the club to its only scudetto in 1991, four Coppa Italias (1985, 1988, 1989 and 1994) and a Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. He also appeared in the final of the 1991–1992 European Cup against Barcelona. With Lazio he won his second scudetto (2000) and Cup Winners' Cup titles (1999) as well as two more Coppa Italias (1998 and 2000).

Joining Leicester in January 2001 with a contract until the end of the season,^[1] Mancini is currently the club's last ever high-profile signing to date.^[2] He made his Premier League debut against Arsenal at the age of 36 that same month, playing his part as 10-man City gained a 0-0 draw. Better was to follow with a 2-1 FA Cup win over Aston Villa at Villa Park and, after a 1-0 defeat at Southampton, Mancini produced his best display in a 2-1 win over Chelsea. He played his final match as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Everton. Mancini failed to complete 90 minutes in his five appearances.^[2]

He was given a leave of absence in early February, citing personal reasons. However, the club received a phone call from him on 14 February, informing them he would not be returning (he had been offered the manager's job at Fiorentina). Mancini left Leicester City on February 15, 2001.^[3]

[edit] International

Despite his success at club level, Mancini never became a regular for Italy. He only won 36 caps and scored four goals for his country (including a goal against West Germany at Euro 88). He was also a non playing member of the Italian squad at 1990 World Cup, being kept out of the side by the likes of Andrea Carnevale and Roberto Baggio. At U-21 level, Mancini finished runner-up in UEFA U-21 Championship 1986, and reached the semi-finals in UEFA U-21 Championship 1984. His international career came to an end after a dispute with national team coach Arrigo Sacchi when Mancini found he would not be guaranteed a first team place at USA 94.

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Fiorentina

After retiring as a player, Mancini coached Fiorentina (2001). He managed to win the Coppa Italia on his first occasion as manager. During his tenure with Fiorentina, Mancini was occasionally willing to come out and play for the team due to the club having financial problems with its players.

[edit] Lazio

Mancini was appointed manager of Lazio in 2002 and was successful by winning the Coppa Italia in 2004 for the 2nd time in his managerial career, having previously Won the trophy in 2001 with Fiorentina.

In 2004, rumours circulated that Inter Milan approached him regarding the vacant managerial role and shortly after, he announced he would be joining the nerazzurri.

[edit] Inter

With Inter, he won two Coppa Italia (2005 and 2006), two Supercoppa Italiana (2005 and 2006) and three Scudetti (2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007-08), becoming the most successful Inter coach of the last 30 years. However, Mancini failed to replicate his domestic successes with Inter at the European level, as he never managed to win the UEFA Champions League during his time as nerazzurri boss. The first championship was handed to Inter following the Calciopoli scandal, that saw Juventus stripped of the title and relegated to Serie B.

On March 11, 2008, Mancini announced his intention to stand down at the end of the 2007-08 season after his side were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League after a 3-0 aggregate loss to Liverpool in the Second Round. Mancini rescinded this decision on March 12 after meeting with Inter president Massimo Moratti. On May 29, 2008, Inter officially announced the sacking Mancini, following an encounter with club chairman Massimo Moratti, justifying the move by pointing to Mancini's negative comments made immediately after the Liverpool defeat.^[4] He was replaced by José Mourinho.^[5]

[edit] After Inter

Since leaving Inter he has been linked with a number of European clubs, especially from England,^[6][7] this is also because of Mancini's past stint with Leicester City as a player, and his stated desire to improve his English language skills.

On October 30, 2009 Mancini agreed for a mutual termination of his contract with Internazionale.^[8]

[edit] Family

Mancini has two sons, Filippo and Andrea. Both used to play in the Internazionale youth ranks, with Filippo also managing to play 10 minutes in a Coppa Italia match, and they are now on loan to Monza, where they are part of the Berretti and Allievi youth teams, respectively.

[edit] Managerial stats

As of 13 November 2007.

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Internazionale		July 1, 2004	May 29, 2008	226	140	60	26	61.94

[edit] Honours

[edit] As Player

Sampdoria

• Serie A: 1990-91
• Coppa Italia: 1984-85, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1993-94

UEFA Champions League

• Runners-up: 1991-92

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1

• Winners: 1989-90
• Runners-up: 1988-89

S.S. Lazio

• Serie A: 1999–00
• Coppa Italia: 1997–98; 1999–00;
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998–99
• UEFA Super Cup: 1999
• UEFA Cup: Runners-up: 1997–98

[edit] As Manager

ACF Fiorentina

• Coppa Italia: 2000–01

S.S. Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2003–04

F.C. Internazionale Milano

• Serie A: 2005-06; 2006-07; 2007-08
• Coppa Italia: 2004–05; 2005–06

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Roberto Mancini management career stats at Soccerbase

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