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- Vincenzo Italiano is the man bending every rule in the Serie A
- He was embroiled in controversy over a k1ss to a Sky Sports journalist
- Bologna sits seventh in the Serie standings
Vincenzo Italiano is the man bending every rule in the Serie A with his team Bologna this season. His managerial skills leave many people questioning whether he is a madman or a genius.
Bologna sits seventh on the Serie standings so far in the 2024/25 season. However, the team is lethally oppressive to its opponents, thanks to its manager Italiano. His tactics on ball possession are aggressive, but often have a domino effect for Bologna.
Still, they sit below the top five. Italiano still insists that they will finish among the top four this season, even as he focuses on Coppa Italia final.
Who is Vincenzo Italiano?
Vincenzo Italiano is a German-born football manager and retired footballer. Some people mistake him for an Italian because of his long stay in Serie A and his name ‘Italiano’.
He was born in Karlsruhe, West Germany, on December 10, 1977. Italy is his second home; it’s the place where he started his football career.
Italiano played for Trapani before joining Hellas Verona where he played for the longest in Serie A at only 19. The Bologna manager loved Verona to a fault so much that he did not leave the team when it was relegated to Serie B in 1997.
Bologna manager Vincezo Italiano. Photo/Sportal.eu
Verona lost 6-1 in an away defeat to Bologna, earning it a ticket to relegation. Undeterred, he worked hard together with his teammates to return to Serie A in 1998. He left Verona in 2005 for Genoa, where he played for one season, and returned to Verona in 2006.
Serie A talk about some of the best midfielders has Vincenzo Italiano in it. His ball passing range and tackling were splendid. Playing long ball for Italiano wasn’t as difficult as it is for some people.
Football enthusiasts remember him for his extraordinary skills of striking powerfully outside the box. He credited his midfield skills to tactics learned from football legends such as Andrea Pirlo and Demetrio Albertini.
He left Verona in 2007 and played for the following clubs:
- Chievo (2007 – 2009)
- Padova (2009 – 2012)
- Perugia (2013)
- Lumezzane (2013 – 2014)
Here’s a summary of his profile
| Full Name | Vincenzo Italiano |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe in West Germany |
| Date of birth | December 10, 1977 |
| Age | 47 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 |
| Career | Football manager |
Vincenzo Italiano Teams Coached
Following his retirement in 2014, Vincenzo Italiano transitioned to football coaching. Veneto, the fourth most populous city in Italy, welcomed him with football coaching jobs for amateur teams.
Union ArzignanoChiampo hired him in 2017 and he stayed on until 2018, when he moved to Trapani in Serie C. He built a formidable squad, and the club finished second in their league at the end of the 2018 season.
Bologna manager Vincenzo Italiano. Photo/Foottalia
Trapaini was promoted to Serie B in the 2019/20 season but he was poached by Spezia which was also playing in Serie B. He succeeded in the club being promoted to Serie A at the end of the season.
Impressed by his skills as a coach, Fiorentina hired him on a two-year contract. His first season was so successful that Vincenzo Italiano led the club to the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League where it finished seventh.
Fiorentina played its first UEFA Europa Conference League final in 2024 under Italiano. They hadn’t played in the league’s final since 1990.
In June 2024, Bologna hired him on a two-year contract. His tenure so far at Bologna side has revealed his offensive, and sometimes aggressive playing style.
Vincenzo Italiano Wife
The Bologna boss is allegedly married to Raffaella with whom he has two children with. Their first child was born in 2002, while their second child born in 2007.
His marriage status came to question a while back over rumours that he allegedly k!ssed a Sky Sports journalist, Vanessa Leonardi when he was Fiorentina’s manager.
