Fabio Liverani
Italian football manager and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fabio Liverani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo liveˈraːni]; born 29 April 1976) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Serie A club Salernitana.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fabio Liverani[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-04-29) 29 April 1976 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | Palermo | ||
1995–1996 | Napoli | ||
1996 | Cagliari | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Nocerina | 2 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Viterbese | 104 | (18) |
2000–2001 | Perugia | 32 | (3) |
2001–2006 | Lazio | 126 | (6) |
2006–2008 | Fiorentina | 64 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Palermo | 66 | (0) |
2011 | Lugano | 0 | (0) |
Total | 394 | (28) | |
International career | |||
2001–2006 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2013 | Genoa (youth) | ||
2013 | Genoa | ||
2014–2015 | Leyton Orient | ||
2017 | Ternana | ||
2017–2020 | Lecce | ||
2020–2021 | Parma | ||
2022 | Cagliari | ||
2024 | Salernitana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He made 288 Serie A appearances across 12 seasons, representing Perugia, Lazio, Fiorentina and Palermo. He was the first black player for the Italy national team, playing three matches from 2001 to 2006.
In 2013, Liverani began his managerial career with a brief spell at top-flight club Genoa. He also managed English club Leyton Orient and Serie B club Ternana before taking Lecce to two consecutive promotions to the top flight.