Dario Marcolin

Dario Marcolin
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Cremonese 60 (5)
1992–2000 Lazio 70 (2)
1993–1994 → Cagliari (loan) 18 (0)
1994–1995 → Genoa (loan) 22 (2)
1999 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 10 (1)
2000–2002 Sampdoria 71 (2)
2002–2003 Piacenza 5 (0)
2003–2004 Napoli 47 (0)
2004–2005 Palazzolo 27 (4)
Total 330 (25)
International career
1989 Italy U-18 10 (0)
1992–1994 Italy U-21 22 (0)
1993–1994 Olympic Italy 10 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Monza
2012–2013 Modena
2013 Padova
2015 Catania
2016 Avellino
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 1992 Europe
Winner 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dario Marcolin (born 28 October 1971) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder. He also worked as a football pundit after retiring.

Club career

Marcolin was born in Brescia. During his career, he played for Cremonese, Lazio, Cagliari, Genoa, Blackburn Rovers (where he scored once against Manchester United at Old Trafford),[2] Sampdoria, Piacenza, Napoli and Palazzolo.[3]

International career

At international level, Marcolin was never capped at senior level, but represented the Italy under-21 side on 22 occasions,[4] making his debut in 1991 alongside his Cremonese teammate Mauro Bonomi,[5] and winning the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 1992,[6] and in 1994, where he was named the team's captain.[7] He also played in the 1992 Olympic football tournament.[8]

Style of play

An experienced central or defensive midfielder, Marcolin was usually deployed as a ball-winner due to his work-rate and stamina, or as a deep-lying playmaker, due to his good vision; however, he was also known for his lack of pace or notable athletic attributes, and in later years, as he struggled with fitness, was at times criticised for his poor work-rate in midfield. He was also known for his leadership.[3][9]

Coaching career

After retiring from football as a player, he became a coach, joining Brescia as an assistant coach in 2006, and then becoming first team coach at Inter alongside his former Lazio teammate Roberto Mancini.

In June 2008, he accepted his first managerial role at head of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Monza, but was fired later that year in December.

In December 2009, he was appointed as assistant to Siniša Mihajlović at Catania.[10] Mihajlović and Marcolin had already worked together as players with Lazio, and both as assistants to Mancini at Inter.

In the 2010–11 season, after Mihajlović joined Fiorentina, he followed him to became an assistant at the Florentine club.

On 12 July 2012, he was appointed new head coach of Serie B side Modena.[11]

In July 2013, he took over at another Serie B club, Padova, replacing Fulvio Pea at the helm of the ambitious Venetians,[12] but he was sacked on 28 September 2013 due to poor results.

On 3 January 2015, he was named new head coach of Serie B strugglers Catania.[13]

Honours

Player

Club

Lazio[3]

International

Italy under-21

References

  1. ^ a b Dario Marcolin at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Shaw, Phil (14 November 1998). "Beckham still petulant as ever". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Serena Timossi (28 October 2011). "Alla Samp in tempi bui. Auguri a Dario Marcolin" (in Italian). Sampdoria News. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Marcolin, Dario" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ "MELLI RIPARTE DALLA UNDER 21" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 25 September 1991. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b VITTORIO ZAMBARDINO (4 June 1992). "L' ITALIA TORNA CAMPIONE" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b VITTORIO ZAMBARDINO (19 April 1994). "L' UNDER SENZA PACE" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ "OLIMPIADI, UN POSTO PER ORLANDO" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 23 June 1992. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Meteore in Biancorosso (I peggiori nella storia recente del Piacenza Calcio): Dario MARCOLIN" (in Italian). Storia Piacenza 1919. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Sinisa Mihajlovic è il nuovo allenatore del Catania" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Presentato Dario Marcolin, nuovo Allenatore del Modena F.C." (in Italian). Modena Football Club. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  12. ^ "ALESSIO SECCO NUOVO DIESSE DEL CALCIO PADOVA, PANCHINA AFFIDATA A DARIO MARCOLIN" [Alessio Secco new Padova director of football, head coaching role given to Dario Marcolin] (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Dario Marcolin alla guida del Catania, Maurizio Pellegrino torna a dirigere il Settore Giovanile" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.