Maurizio Sarri

Maurizio Sarri

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Personal information
Full name	Maurizio Sarri
Date of birth	(1959-01-10) 10 January 1959
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Team information
Current team	Napoli (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1990–1991	Stia
1991–1993	Faellese
1993–1996	Cavriglia
1996–1998	Antella
1998–1999	Valdema
1999–2000	Tegoleto
2000–2003	Sansovino
2003–2005	Sangiovannese
2005–2006	Pescara
2006–2007	Arezzo
2007	Avellino
2008	Verona
2008–2009	Perugia
2010	Grosseto
2010–2011	Alessandria
2011	Sorrento
2012–2015	Empoli
2015–	Napoli

Maurizio Sarri (Italian pronunciation: [mauˈrittsjo ˈsarri]; born 10 January 1959) is an Italian professional football manager who is currently the manager of Napoli.

Career

Early career: The Tuscany years

Sarri managed a series of minor clubs in Tuscany for more than a decade, and obtained a number of successes at the grassroots level of football. In 2000 he signed for Sansovino, who he led over the course of three years, from regional championships to Serie C2.

His successes with Sansovino won him attention from more important teams: in 2004 he gained promotion in Serie C1 with Sangiovannese.

From Pescara to Sorrento

In 2005 he worked for the first time in Serie B, signing for Pescara.

In the last years signed for several Serie B and Serie C1 clubs. In 2010 he served as head coach of Alessandria in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

In July 2011 he was appointed at the helm of Sorrento, another Lega Pro Prima Divisione club. He managed the club through the first months of the season until 14 December 2011 when he was sacked. Although no official reason was given, he left the club lying in 4th place and thus underperforming when compared with the previous season.

Empoli, promotion to Serie A

In the season 2012–13, he was named the new head coach of Serie B club Empoli. In his first full season in charge, he led Empoli to fourth place and then qualification to an all-Tuscan promotion playoff final, lost to Livorno. He was subsequently confirmed for the 2013–14 season, in which he guided Empoli to second place in the final table and direct promotion to the top flight, thus bringing the small Tuscan club back to Serie A after six years. With their return to the top flight, Empoli fielding a squad of veteran journeymen and numerous youngsters, were tipped by the media to drop straight back down to Serie B. Instead Sarri and his men excelled, and above expectations, finished in 15th place. On June 11,Empoli Captain 2015 Sarri left Empoli and signed for the club of his city of Birth Napoli and took with him Mirko Valdifiori.

Managerial statistics

As of 12 June 2015

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Napoli		12 June 2015	Persent	0	0	0	0	!—