Rodolfo Vanoli

Rodolfo Vanoli (born 11 January 1963) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.

Rodolfo Vanoli

Vanoli in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-01-11) 11 January 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Gavirate, Italy
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Varese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Varese	0	(0)
1982–1983	Solbiatese	25	(1)
1983–1984	Pro Patria	9	(0)
1984–1989	Lecce	165	(4)
1989–1992	Udinese	72	(0)
1992–1995	SPAL	49	(2)
1995–1996	Saronno	20	(0)
1996–1997	Como	5	(0)
1997–1998	Solbiatese	12	(0)
1998–1999	Canobbiese	19	(5)
1999–2000	Chiasso	15	(3)
Managerial career
2001–2004	Mendrisio-Stabio
2005	Lugano
2005–2006	Bellinzona
2010	Colligiana
2011	Pordenone
2012–2014	Koper
2015	Koper
2016	Olimpija Ljubljana
2019	Bisceglie
2021	Koper
2022	Dinamo Tirana
2024–	Samgurali
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Vanoli, a defender, started his career with Varese. He then went on to play football professionally, making his Serie A debut in 1985 with Lecce.^[1] In 1989, he joined Udinese, playing Serie A and Serie B with the Friuliani. He retired in 2000 after a single season with Swiss club Chiasso.

Managerial career

Vanoli started his career as a coach in Switzerland. In 2010, he returned to Italy and took charge at Colligiana. He moved to Pordenone in 2011. Vanoli worked in Slovenia as a manager of Koper and Olimpija Ljubljana.

In 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie C club Bisceglie, eventually saving them from relegation and being confirmed for the 2019–20 season. He was dismissed on 2 October 2019 due to poor results.^[2]

In February 2021, Vanoli returned to Koper and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.^[3]

Personal life

He has a younger brother, Paolo, who is also a former footballer and current coach.^[4]

Honours

Manager

Koper

• Slovenian Cup: 2014–15^{[citation needed]}
• Slovenian Supercup: 2015^{[citation needed]}

Olimpija Ljubljana

• Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2015–16^{[citation needed]}