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Sergio Porrini
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-11-08) November 8, 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Pontisola (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Milan 0 (0)
1989–1993 Atalanta 100 (3)
1993–1997 Juventus 80 (2)
1997–2001 Rangers 133 (7)
2001–2003 Alessandria 34 (0)
2003–2004 Padova 43 (0)
2004–2009 Pizzighettone 56 (0)
Total 406 (10)
International career
1993 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Colognese
2012- Pontisola
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:18, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Sergio Porrini (born 8 November 1968 in Milan) is an Italian former football coach and former player. A tenacious, reliable, and determined defender, he was known for his tactical versatility, as he was capable of playing both as a fullback and as a centre back, although he was usually deployed as a right-back, despite his lack of notable technical ability. He is mostly famous for his periods at Juventus, and Scottish club Rangers. He is currently in charge as head coach of Serie D club Pontisola.[1]

Career

Playing career

After growing up in the A.C. Milan youth system, Porrini made his senior debut in 1989 for Atalanta, remaining with the club for four seasons. After attracting attention from larger clubs, he joined Juventus in 1993 for 11 billion Lit. With Juventus, he won two Serie A medals, one Coppa Italia medal and a Champions League medal during his 4 seasons with the Turin club under manager Marcello Lippi; during the 1994–95 season, he notably scored two goals over both legs of the 1995 Coppa Italia Final victory over Parma, and a crucial goal against Borussia Dortmund, in the semi-final of the UEFA Cup, helping his team to reach the final, also capturing his first Serie A title with the club. Overall, Porrini made 87 appearances for Juventus, scoring 3 goals, although he had difficulty finding space in the starting line-up, due to heavy competition from other defenders, in particular Ciro Ferrara.[1]

He joined Scottish club Rangers in 1997, for 8 billion Lit., and won two Scottish Premier League and Scottish Cup medals, as well as a League Cup title. He started off his Rangers career at centre-back alongside Richard Gough but new manager Dick Advocaat soon moved him to right-back where he remained until he left Rangers, to resume his football career in Italy at Alessandria for a season, later moving to Padova. After two seasons with Padova, Porrini joined lowly Pizzighettone in 2004 and retired after five full seasons spent with the small Lombardian club at Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione levels, in 2009.[1]

International career

While at Juventus, Porrini gained two international caps for Italy in 1993, under manager Arrigo Sacchi, appearing in two 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He made his international debut in a 6-1 home win over Malta, in Palermo, on 24 March, and his second and final appearance with Italy came on 14 April, in a 2-0 home victory over Estonia, in Trieste.[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement, he agreed to stay with Pizzighettone as youth coach for a season, then filling a similar role at Pergocrema. In August 2011 he was then named head coach of Serie D club Colognese.[3]

On 23 June 2012 he was then named head coach of Serie D club Pontisola.

Honours

Player

Juventus[1]
Rangers[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Stefano Bedeschi (10 November 2014). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Sergio PORRINI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Porrini, Sergio" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Colognese, arriva Sergio Porrini Nel '93 esordì anche in Nazionale" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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