Marzio Innocenti

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Marzio Innocenti
Otorhinolaryngologist
Rugby union career
Position(s)
number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977-1982
1982-1988		 Livorno
Petrarca Padova		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981-1988 Italy 42 (8)
Coaching career
Years Team
1991-1997
2005-2008
2008-2009
2009
2009-
Casino di Venezia

Rugby Riviera

Marzio Innocenti (born 4 September 1958, in Livorno) is a former Italian rugby union player and coach and current sports director. He played as a

number 8
. Since 21 March 2021 he's the president of
the Italian rugby federation
. He works as physician.

Playing career

He grew up playing for Livorno but spent most of his career in Padua playing for Petrarca, team with which he won four league titles (the last one as the captain of the side).[1]

He made his international debut for

Western Germany[2] proceeding to win a total of 42 caps (20 as a captain) until his international retirement in 1988.[3] He was the captain of Italy in the 1987 World Cup in which he played all the three games and scored one of his two international tries.[4]

Coaching career

After his retirement and after having obtained a degree in medicine at the

Top12
), the highest tier of Italian rugby.

During his tenure, Innocenti unearthed such talents as internationals Nicola Mazzucato and Gianluca Faliva.

In 1996 he left the coaching role to become the club's Director of Rugby.

In 2000 he was elected to the board of the

Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR), role in which he was confirmed in 2004 after having been defeated by Giancarlo Dondi in his bid for presidency of the same organization.[7]

In 2005 Innocenti accepted to return to coaching for

Mira, also being promoted at the first attempt[8] to Serie A
, the national second tier league.

In 2009 Marzio Innocenti made his debut as a first division coach with

Casino di Venezia.[9][10] The team, though, didn't perform as expected, and Innocenti was sacked at the end of October.[11] In November he was re-hired by Rugby Riviera.[12]

References

  1. ^ Corrado Sanucci (26 April 1986). "Petrarca's championship win (in Italian)". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Italy v West Germany 29/11/1981". ESPN Scrum.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Innocenti's international profile". ESPN scrum.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  4. ^ "The opening game of the Rugby World Cup". Fox Sport News. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Gruppo Data Medica list of doctors". Gruppo Data Medica. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Marzio Innocenti's bio (in Italian)". Venezia Mestre Rugby. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  7. ^ "2000 FIR elections (in Italian)". FIR Federazione Italiana Rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2009. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Rugby Riviera - Serie A". Rugby Riviera. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Super 10 2009 roster changes". SoloRugby.org. 23 June 2009. Archived from - Casino di Venezia the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ^ "Innocenti new Casino di Venezia coach (in Italian)". AIR Associazione Italiana Rugbysti. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Innocenti fired (in Italian)". Venezia Mestre Rugby. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  12. ^ Giacomo Piran (12 November 2009). "Innocenti back for Riviera (in Italian)". La Nuova Venezia. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
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