Milena Bertolini
![]() Bertolini in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Correggio, Italy[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Italy (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
U.S. Correggese | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1987 | Reggiana | ||
1987–1988 | Modena Euromobil | ||
1989–1990 | Prato | ||
1990–1991 | Reggiana | ||
1991–1992 | Woman Sassari | 27 | (1) |
1992–1993 | A.S.D. Bologna | 28 | (1) |
1993–1994 | Aircargo Agliana | 29 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Fiammamonza | 46 | (1) |
1996–1998 | Modena Femminile | 44 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Pisa S.C.F. | 19 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Foroni Verona | 46 | (1) |
Total | 239+ | (4+) | |
International career | |||
Italy | |||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Foroni Verona (assistant) | ||
2002–2003 | Foroni Verona | ||
2004–2011 | Reggiana | ||
2012–2017 | Brescia | ||
2017– | Italy | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Milena Bertolini (born 24 June 1966) is an Italian former footballer and current manager of the Italy women's national team. As the national team coach, she led Italy to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup following a twenty year absence.
Playing career
Bertolini began her youth career with U.S. Correggese, before moving to Reggiana in 1984.[2] The team won the Serie B title in the 1985–86 season, therefore earning promotion to Serie A. After spells at Modena Euromobil and Prato, she returned to Reggiana in 1990, helping the team to win the Serie A title.[3] She later went on to play for Woman Sassari, A.S.D. Bologna, Aircargo Agliana and Fiammamonza. In 1996, she joined Modena Femminile, winning the league title in both her seasons at the club, along with the Supercoppa Italiana in 1997. In 1998, she joined Pisa S.C.F., before moving to Foroni Verona where she played until her retirement in 2001.[3]
In 2018, she was the woman footballer inductee to the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[4]
Managerial career
Following her retirement in 2001, she became an assistant coach at Foroni Verona, the club she last played at, with the team winning the 2001–02 Coppa Italia. The following season, she was promoted as the team's head coach, leading them to Supercoppa Italiana and Serie A titles.[5][6] In 2004, she returned to her former club Reggiana, winning the 2009–10 Coppa Italia during her tenure.[7] In 2012, she joined Brescia, where she won two Serie A titles (2013–14 and 2015–16), two Coppa Italia titles (2014–15 and 2015–16) and three Supercoppa Italiana titles (2014, 2015 and 2016). During her managerial career in Serie A, she won the Panchina d'Oro award as the best manager of the season on six occasions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016).[6]
At the end of the 2010–11 season, Bertolini obtained a UEFA Pro Licence, allowing her to coach a high level men's team.[8]
In August 2017, she was appointed as the head coach of the Italy women's national team.[9] In 2019 Women's World Cup qualification, she helped the team to win their qualifying group with only one loss, thus qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. The tournament is Italy's third appearance at the FIFA Women's World Cup, and their first qualification after a twenty year absence.[10]
Honours
Player
Reggiana
- Serie A: 1990–91[3]
- Coppa Italia: 1988–89[3]
- Serie B: 1985–86[3]
Modena
- Serie A: 1996–97, 1997–98[3]
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1997[3]
Individual
- Italian Football Hall of Fame, woman footballer: 2018[4]
Manager
Foroni Verona
- Serie A: 2002–03[6]
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2002[5]
Reggiana
- Coppa Italia: 2009–10[7]
Brescia
- Serie A: 2013–14, 2015–16[6]
- Coppa Italia: 2014–15,[11] 2015–16[12]
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2014,[13] 2015,[14] 2016[15]
Individual
- Panchina d'Oro of Serie A Femminile: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16[6]
References
- ^ "Football.it".
- ^ "Ha il patentino Uefa ed è preparatrice - Gazzetta di Reggio".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Chi è Milena Bertolini: Ct della Nazionale italiana di calcio femminile".
- ^ a b "FIGC".
- ^ a b "Italy (Women) Serie a 2001/02".
- ^ a b c d e "Milena Bertolini, vita e passione per il calcio". 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Italy (Women) 2009/10".
- ^ "Calcio Bresciano - Cesari si affida a Milena Bertolini". web.archive.org. 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Calcio femminile: Milena Bertolini, la donna dei miracoli del Brescia, nuovo ct della Nazionale Italiana".
- ^ "La Nazionale femminile ha fatto la storia". 11 June 2018.
- ^ "News Coppa Italia".
- ^ "Coppa Italia Femminile: Brescia-Verona, la finale. Vince il Brescia 2-1".
- ^ "Brescia Calcio Femminile". web.archive.org. 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Calcio femminile, la Supercoppa va al Brescia: Il Verona cade ai rigori".
- ^ "Supercoppa 2016: vince il Brescia - Lega Nazionale Dilettanti". web.archive.org. 1 October 2016.
General references
- Barboni, Luca; Cecchi, Gabriele (November 1999). "Carriera calcistica di Milena Bertolini dal 1991 al 1999" [Football career of Milena Bertolini from 1991 to 1999]. Annuario del calcio femminile 1999–2000 [Almanac of women's football 1999–2000] (in Italian). Fornacette. p. 14.
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External links
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- Milena Bertolini coach profile at Soccerway
- Milena Bertolini at WorldFootball.net
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Correggio, Emilia-Romagna
- Sportspeople from Emilia-Romagna
- Italian women's footballers
- Italy women's international footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- A.S.D. Reggiana Calcio Femminile players
- Torres Calcio Femminile players
- ASD Fiammamonza 1970 players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Italian football managers
- Female association football managers
- Italy women's national football team managers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup managers