Antonio Manicone

Antonio Manicone
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-10-27) 27 October 1966 (age 60)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Internazionale 0 (0)
1986–1987 Licata 32 (1)
1987–1989 Palermo 65 (4)
1989–1991 Foggia 67 (0)
1991–1992 Udinese 41 (3)
1992–1996 Internazionale 58 (1)
1994–1995 → Genoa (loan) 25 (1)
1996–1998 Perugia 24 (0)
1998–1999 Cosenza 17 (0)
1999–2000 Lecco 36 (0)
2000–2003 Pro Patria 70 (1)
International career
1993 Italy 1 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2012 Internazionale (youth teams)
2012–2013 S.S. Lazio (assistant manager)
2014–2021 Switzerland (assistant manager)
2021–2022 Bordeaux (assistant manager)
2023–2026 Iran (assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Manicone (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo maniˈkoːne]; born 27 October 1966) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player, who functioned as a midfielder, both as a defensive midfielder, and as a deep-lying playmaker.

Career

Despite playing for several Italian clubs throughout his career, Manicone spent several years with Serie A side Inter (1992–96), the team with which he began his career for a season in 1985, winning the UEFA Cup with the club in 1994.

During his time with the Milan club, he earned his only international cap for Italy under manager Arrigo Sacchi, in a 3–0 away win over Estonia in a 1994 World Cup qualifying match on 22 September 1993.

Following his retirement as a player in 2003, he later pursued a career as a manager. He was an assistant of Vladimir Petković for S.S. Lazio.

Style of play

Manicone was a versatile midfielder who was deployed in several roles, including as an advanced playmaker, as a deep-lying playmaker, and also as a defensive midfielder. He was noted for his work rate, physicality, and ability to regain possession, as well as his vision and long passing, which enabled him to initiate attacking plays.

Personal life

Manicone's son Carlo Manicone is also a professional footballer who plays for FC Lugano in Switzerland. His nephew, Lorenzo Malagrida, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Inter

References

  1. 1 2 "INTER - CAMPIONATO 1993-94" (in Italian). Inter F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Manicone, Antonio" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Fabio Monti; Giancarlo Padovan; Gianfranco Teotino (22 September 1993). "Italia, il gran ballo dei debuttanti" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lotito scarica Petkovic: "Serve scossa" Lui si consola con la panchina svizzera" (in Italian). La Stampa. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Storia di Antonio Manicone, il rinforzo silenzioso" (in Italian). F.C. Inter News. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ↑ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione (14 April 2017). "Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"". rsi.
  7. ↑ "Lorenzo Malagrida, piedi buoni e gol pazzeschi - ZonaCalcioFaidate". Zonacalciofaidate.IT. 12 September 2019.