Alessandro Grandoni Explained

Alessandro Grandoni
Birth Date:1977 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Terni, Italy
Height:1.78 m
Currentclub:Chieti (head coach)
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Ternana
Years1:1994–1995
Caps1:22
Goals1:1
Years2:1995–1998
Caps2:33
Goals2:1
Years3:1995–1996
Clubs3:Ternana (loan)
Caps3:30
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–2000
Caps4:32
Goals4:0
Years5:2000
Clubs5:Torino (loan)
Caps5:17
Goals5:1
Years6:2000–2004
Caps6:106
Goals6:0
Years7:2003–2004
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Years8:2004–2010
Caps8:145
Goals8:2
Years9:2009–2010
Clubs9:Gallipoli (loan)
Caps9:30
Goals9:0
Years10:2010
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Totalcaps:431
Totalgoals:5
Nationalyears1:1997–2000
Nationalcaps1:19
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1997–2000
Nationalteam2:Italy U-23
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2017–2018
Managerclubs1:Scandicci
Manageryears2:2018–2019
Managerclubs2:Savona
Manageryears3:2019–
Managerclubs3:Chieti

Alessandro Grandoni (born 27 July 1977) is an Italian football coach and a former defender. He is the head coach of Serie D club Chieti.

Club career

Born in Terni, Italy, Grandoni started his career with hometown club Ternana, then joining Lazio in 1995, and making his Serie A debut one year later. Since then he played at Serie A and Serie B level with a number of teams, including Sampdoria, Torino, Modena, Livorno and Gallipoli. In 2010, he agreed to join Greek Superleague club Olympiakos Volos, but he successively left the club a few days later by mutual consent.[1]

International career

Grandoni was also part of the Italy Olympic team that won the gold medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games football tournament; he also took part at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Grandoni started a career as a coach. He served as youth coach of ACF Fiorentina (Giovanissimi Nazionali) between 2014 and 2016, and successively as youth coach of the Primavera team of Pisa.

In November 2017 he accepted an offer as head coach of Tuscan Serie D club Scandicci,[2] which he led to avoid relegation by the end of the season.[3] He subsequently joined another Serie D club, Savona, in June 2018.[4] He left Savona at the end of the 2018–19 season.

On 17 July 2019, he joined Serie D club Chieti.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: ESCLUSIVA TMW - Olympiakos Volos, finalmente si libera Grandoni. TuttoMercatoWeb . 18 November 2010 . 18 November 2010 . Italian .
  2. News: SERIE D, lo SCANDICCI cambia ancora: salta CIOFFI, arriva GRANDONI. Italian . 2 September 2018 . ToscanaGol . 28 November 2017 .
  3. News: Serie D girone E, play out: lo Scandicci ce la fa. Giù la Rignanese . Italian . 2 September 2018 . rsvn.it . 20 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615112628/http://www.rsvn.it/rsvn/2018/05/20/settori/sport/serie-d-play-out-lo-scandicci-ce-la-fa-giu-la-rignanese/ . 15 June 2018 . dead .
  4. News: Il Savona ha ufficializzato il nuovo mister: è Alessandro Grandoni. Italian . La Stampa . 2 September 2018 . 14 June 2018 .
  5. Chieti. ALESSANDRO GRANDONI. 17 July 2019. Italian.