Michele Fini

Michele Fini
	Michele Fini in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	14 June 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth	Sorso, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cagliari (assistant manager)
Youth career
1992–1993	Sorso
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1995	Torres
1995–1997	Ancona
1998–2000	Salernitana
1999	→ Cosenza (loan)
2000	Fermana
2000–2001	Avellino
2001–2004	Catania
2004–2007	Ascoli
2007–2009	Cagliari
2009–2011	Siena
2011–2013	Porto Torres
Total
Managerial career
2014–2015	Bologna (assistant)
2017	Palermo (technical staff)
2017	Cagliari (assistant)
2018–	Peñarol (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2018

Michele Fini (born 14 June 1974 in Sorso, Province of Sassari) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder. Fini is currently deputy coach for Serie A club Cagliari Calcio.

Playing Career

Fini started his career at Sardinian clubs. In summer 1995 he was signed by Ancona. In January 1998 he was signed by Salernitana of Serie B. Fini's debut in Serie A and last match for Salernitana was on 26 September 1998 in a match against Udinese the score was 2–0

He was transferred to Cagliari from Ascoli Calcio 1898 in 2007, signed a two-year deal.^[1] He scored six goals in sixty six appearances in his time at the club. On 9 July 2009 A.C. Siena signed the midfielder from Cagliari Calcio on a two-year deal.^[2] After his spell at Siena, Fini returned to his home province of Sassari and spent the remainder of his career playing for Serie D side A.C. Porto Torres. He formally retired in July 2014 at the age of 40 to take up the assistant manager position at Bologna F.C.

Managerial Career

On 3 July 2014 Bologna manager Luis Diego López appointed Fini as the club's assistant manager. Fini departed the club the following year after López's removal.

In January 2017 he was appointed as a member of Palermo's technical staff, a position which he left in October of that year to rejoin López as assitant manager, this time at his former club Cagliari.

Honours

Club

Salernitana

Serie B Champion: 1997–98

Ascoli

Serie B promotion to Serie A: 2004–05

Catania

Serie C1 promotion Serie B playoff winner: 2001–02

Individual

Serie A Top Assist provider: 2008–09 (13 assists)^[3]

References

^ "Fini è del Cagliari 2 anni di contratto" (in Italian). cagliaricalcio.net. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2009-07-11.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Mercato: formalizzato l'arrivo di Fini" (in Italian). acsiena.it. 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Italian Serie A Statistics". ESPN FC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

Sources

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[1] "Fini è del Cagliari 2 anni di contratto" (in Italian). cagliaricalcio.net. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2009-07-11.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Mercato: formalizzato l'arrivo di Fini" (in Italian). acsiena.it. 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Italian Serie A Statistics". ESPN FC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

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