Paolo Bianco
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Foggia, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Foggia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1999 |
Foggia | 98 | (1) |
1999–2004 |
Treviso | 148 | (6) |
2004–2006 |
Catania | 72 | (2) |
2006–2009 | Cagliari | 91 | (4) |
2009–2010 |
Atalanta | 21 | (0) |
2010–2015 |
Sassuolo | 96 | (0) |
International career | |||
1998 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2015–2016 |
Sassuolo Primavera (assistant)[1] | ||
2016–2017 |
Sassuolo (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 |
Siracusa | ||
2018 |
Leonzio | ||
2019–2021 | Sassuolo (technical coach) | ||
2021–2022 | Shakhtar Donetsk (technical coach) | ||
2022–2023 | Juventus (technical coach) | ||
2023–2024 | Modena | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paolo Bianco (born 20 August 1977) is an Italian football coach and former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Foggia
Bianco started his career within the junior ranks of
Treviso
Bianco's transfer to the northern club was a big step in the player's career, as he instantly became a key team member and eventually earned the captain's armband for his club. In his first season in
Catania
The player arrived at the Sicilian club in the summer of 2004. He became a regular fixture in the club's line-up and made 37 league appearances in his first season in Sicily. His impressive displays continued the following season as he made an additional 35 league appearances and helped guide the club to a second-place finish in the Serie B table and, hence, Serie A promotion. Despite helping to lead the club into the Serie A, the player was loaned to fellow Serie A side Cagliari in August 2006.[2]
Cagliari
Following his transfer from one Italian island to the other, the defender was instantly inserted into the
Atalanta
Bianco made the move to
Sassuolo
Bianco made his debut on
Coaching career
He was appointed head coach of
After having worked as a technical collaborator for Juventus, on 14 June 2023, Bianco was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club Modena on a two-year contract.[10] He was dismissed on 13 April 2024 following a negative string of results.[11]
References
- ^ ESCLUSIVA - Bianco, bandiera del Sassuolo: "Un anno fa la nostra peggior partita contro la Lazio!"‚ lalaziosiamonoi.it, 16 October 2015
- ^ "Bianco: "Giampaolo è una garanzia"". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 26 August 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Biondini e Bianco sono del Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 20 June 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Losapio, Andrea (8 January 2009). "Atalanta, Bianco arriva a giugno". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "MERCATO NERAZZURRO". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Aggiornamenti dal calciomercato" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Bianco allenatore della Sicula Leonzio". Sicula Leonzio (in Italian). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- Sicula Leonzio. 9 December 2018.
- ^ Con Paolo Bianco si amplia lo staff tecnico di mister De Zerbi[permanent dead link], sassuolocalcio.it, 11 October 2019
- Modena F.C. 2018. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE MODENA F.C." (in Italian). Modena FC 2018. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
- Gazzetta dello Sport player profile (in Italian)
- Bianco in Sassuolo (in Italian)
- Bianco in Sassuolo website
- Paolo Bianco at Soccerway