Francesco Guidolin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francesco Guidolin[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 October 1955||
Place of birth | Castelfranco Veneto, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1984 |
Verona | 102 | (14) |
1977–1978 |
→ Sambenedettese (loan) | 35 | (3) |
1979–1980 |
→ Pistoiese (loan) | 35 | (5) |
1982–1983 |
→ Bologna (loan) | 24 | (1) |
1984–1986 |
Venezia | 41 | (1) |
Total | 237 | (24) | |
International career | |||
1976–1977 | Italy U21[3] | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1986–1988 | Giorgione (youth team) | ||
1988–1989 | Giorgione | ||
1989–1990 |
Treviso | ||
1990–1991 |
Fano | ||
1991–1992 |
Empoli | ||
1992–1993 |
Ravenna | ||
1993 |
Atalanta | ||
1994–1998 |
Vicenza | ||
1998–1999 | Udinese | ||
1999–2003 |
Bologna | ||
2004–2005 |
Palermo | ||
2005 |
Genoa | ||
2005–2006 | Monaco | ||
2006–2007 |
Palermo | ||
2007 |
Palermo | ||
2007–2008 |
Palermo | ||
2008–2010 |
Parma | ||
2010–2014 | Udinese | ||
2016 | Swansea City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francesco Guidolin (Italian pronunciation: .
Playing career
Guidolin made his professional debut in 1975 with the
Internationally, Guidolin played for the Italy national under-21 team between 1976 and 1977.
Coaching career
Lower Italian leagues
Guidolin's managerial debut came in 1988 as head coach of
Atalanta
Leading Ravenna to promotion to
Vicenza
The next season, Guidolin joined Serie B side
As a result, the following season Guidolin had his first
Udinese
After managing Vicenza, Guidolin accepted the head coach position at Serie A side Udinese for the 1998–99 season. Their previous third-place finish had qualified them the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup, but they did not progress beyond this stage, losing to Bayer Leverkusen. In the remaining league campaign, Guidolin was only able to guide them to a mid-table finish and was fired only days before the start of the following season.
Bologna
In the middle of the 1999–2000 season, Guidolin joined Serie A side
The 2002–03 season began with good results but ended in a disappointing 11th-place finish and resulted in heavy criticism of Guidolin, which became more intense after Guidolin was heard insulting the city of Bologna during a match.[5]
Palermo
Guidolin returned to management with
Aborted move to Genoa
For the start of the next season, Guidolin had agreed to join
Monaco
In October 2005, Guidolin succeeded Didier Deschamps at Ligue 1 club Monaco. He signed a two-year contract in his first managerial post outside Italy.[8] The club finished 10th in his only season.
Return to Palermo
On 30 May 2006, in a surprise move, Guidolin was re-hired by his former club Palermo.
The season was also disrupted when the club was one of the two teams involved in the
In October 2007, Guidolin declined to take up an offer to coach struggling English Championship side Queens Park Rangers after failing to agree personal terms.[12][13]
On 26 November 2007, with Palermo having been eliminated from the UEFA Cup in the first round and slipping to ninth place in Serie A, Guidolin was unexpectedly re-appointed by Palermo for a record fourth time, replacing Colantuono.[14] After only gaining 18 points in 17 matches, he was sacked again on 24 March 2008 at the end of a run of three defeats, the latter followed by controversial criticism from him of the fans.[15]
Parma
On 30 September 2008, Guidolin signed a contract with Serie B side Parma, guiding them to second place in the
Return to Udinese
After two seasons at Parma, Guidolin resigned in order to take up the head coach position at Serie A side Udinese for a second time, who despite having recent history of European football, had recently finished in 15th place, nine points and three places clear of the relegation zone.[17]
After a poor start to the 2010–11 Serie A season, the team went on to record their highest points total in history and finished in fourth place, earning themselves a spot in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying round on the final Serie A matchday. Guidolin kept his promise of "dancing like Boateng" if they qualified, and did a little jig in the middle of the pitch. Later that year, he was awarded the Panchina d'Oro as the best coach of the league.[18]
In the next season, the club were unable to qualify for the Champions League proper after losing to Arsenal, but progressed as far as the round of 16 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, being eliminated by Dutch side AZ. They finished the 2011–12 Serie A in third place, the best result in the club's history, equalling Alberto Zaccheroni's 1996–97 season, again achieving a place in the qualifying round for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. In his third season at Udinese, Guidolin again failed to reach the Champions League proper, losing on penalties to Braga,[19] but this time also finished bottom of their group in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. In the Serie A table, the club finished fifth, reaching the Europa League qualifying round for a third time.
During the 2013–14 season, Guidolin's Udinese reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, but were eliminated by Fiorentina.[20]
Pozzo family consultant
On 20 May 2014, Guidolin took the decision to leave coaching, but maintained a link with Udinese by becoming the technical supervisor for the club's chairman Giampaolo Pozzo, thereby also overseeing his two other clubs, Spanish side Granada and English team Watford.[21]
Swansea City
On 18 January 2016, Guidolin was named head coach of Swansea City, at that point struggling in the 2015–16 Premier League, only two points above the relegation zone,[22] to work alongside interim manager Alan Curtis, who took the post of first team coach.[23] While the decision baffled some pundits, the Swansea chairman argued that Guidolin's achievements at Udinese on a relatively small budget were similar to what the club was trying to achieve.[24] At the time of his appointment, Guidolin was virtually unknown to the English game and club captain Ashley Williams later admitted that he had to "Google" his new manager.[25]
Guidolin took charge of his first game on 24 January 2016, an away fixture at
After a poor start in the Premier League the
Later years
After his short-lived experience at Swansea, Guidolin moved out of management for good. Since 2018, he is working with DAZN as a football pundit and color commentator.[30]
Style of management
Having won the Panchina d'oro award in 2011,[31] Guidolin was considered one of the best Italian and Serie A coaches of his generation.[19][32] He was initially known for using a Sacchi-inspired 4–4–2 formation (or its variant, the 4–4–1–1) towards the beginning of his coaching career. Later, he became known for his versatility and tactical prowess, as well as his ability to adopt systems which were most suitable to his players. He has also made use of 4–3–2–1, 3–4–1–2, 4–3–3, 4–5–1, 3–4–3 (or 3–4–2–1), 3–1–4–1–1, or 3–5–2 (or 3–5–1–1) formations throughout his career.[33][34][35] Giovanni Cornacchini, who played under Guidolin at Vicenza, described him as the best coach he ever had, and as the manager who was the most prepared on the pitch.[36]
At Vicenza, Guidolin used several systems, but predominantly fielded a fluid 4–4–2 formation with overlapping full-backs, and switches of play to utilise the width of the pitch. His
During his time as head coach of Udinese, Guidolin was instead known for playing an aggressive, and attractive attacking style of football, primarily based on possession;[34][38][39][40][41][42] however, his team were also capable of creating chances and scoring from counter-attacks with few touches.[38][43] Despite being fast–paced, physical, and attacking-minded in their approach, his team were also known for their defensive solidity and flexibility (adopting several different formations, including the 3–4–1–2, 3–4–3, 3–4–2–1, 3–5–2, and 3–5–1–1), as well as their effective use of wing-backs Mauricio Isla and Pablo Armero, the attacking play of Antonio Di Natale and Alexis Sánchez, and Gökhan Inler as a deep-lying playmaker, dictating play in midfield.[34][44][45] Udinese's performances and gameplay under his tenure drew praise in the media, and earned his side comparisons with Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.[46][47]
At Swansea, Guidolin also maintained an energetic, free–flowing approach based on ball possession and passing, in a similar manner to that used by several of his predecessors at the club, Roberto Martínez, Brendan Rodgers, and Michael Laudrup.[48][49][50][51]
Managerial statistics
- As of 3 October 2016
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Giorgione
|
1 November 1988 | 7 June 1989 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 17.86 | |
Treviso
|
7 June 1989 | 10 June 1990 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 35.00 | |
Fano
|
10 June 1990 | 1 July 1991 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 32.50 | |
Empoli
|
1 July 1991 | 1 July 1992 | 40 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 30.00 | [52] |
Ravenna
|
1 July 1992 | 1 July 1993 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 54.55 | [53] |
Atalanta
|
1 July 1993 | 2 November 1993 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.33 | [54] |
Vicenza
|
1 July 1994 | 1 July 1998 | 165 | 65 | 52 | 48 | 39.39 | [55] |
Udinese | 1 July 1998 | 1 July 1999 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 43.18 | [56] |
Bologna
|
30 October 1999 | 22 June 2003 | 148 | 49 | 44 | 55 | 33.11 | [57] |
Palermo
|
26 January 2004 | 1 July 2005 | 64 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 37.50 | [58] |
Genoa
|
1 July 2005 | 31 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Monaco | 4 October 2005 | 29 May 2006 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 40.00 | [59] |
Palermo
|
29 May 2006 | 23 April 2007 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 39.02 | [58] |
Palermo
|
15 May 2007 | 7 June 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [58] |
Palermo
|
26 November 2007 | 24 March 2008 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26.32 | [58] |
Parma
|
30 September 2008 | 24 May 2010 | 75 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 42.67 | [60] |
Udinese | 24 May 2010 | 20 May 2014 | 185 | 80 | 45 | 60 | 43.24 | [56] |
Swansea City | 18 January 2016 | 3 October 2016 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 36.00 | [24][61] |
Total | 1,012 | 389 | 310 | 313 | 38.44 |
Honours
Manager
- Ravenna[62]
- Serie C1: 1992–93
Individual
- Panchina d'Oro: 2011[18][62]
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