Fausto Pizzi

Fausto Pizzi
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-21) 21 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Rho, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Parma (youth manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1992 Internazionale 39 (6)
1986–1987 → Centese (loan) 27 (8)
1987–1989 → L.R. Vicenza (loan) 64 (25)
1989–1990 → Parma (loan) 37 (12)
1992–1993 Parma 23 (5)
1993–1995 Udinese 69 (17)
1995–1996 Napoli 32 (3)
1996–1997 Perugia 28 (4)
1997–1998 Genoa 18 (0)
1998–1999 Cremonese 34 (4)
1999–2001 Treviso 69 (13)
2001–2002 Cittadella 23 (3)
2002–2003 Reggiana 9 (1)
2003–2004 San Marino 16 (3)
2004–2005 Forlì 34 (2)
Managerial career
2007–2011 Parma U15
2011– Parma U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fausto Pizzi (born 21 July 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2011, he has managed Parma F.C.'s most senior youth team.

Playing career

Pizzi was born in Rho. He started his career at Inter and spent the first five years of his career on loan, including one spell at Parma. He subsequently struggled to break into Inter's first team on a regular basis and moved to Parma in 1992, where he spent one year. He retired in 2005.

Managerial career

On 21 June 2011, Pizzi became the head coach of Parma's under-20 team, the primavera. He replaced Tiziano De Patre, who had decided to move to another team to pursue a senior coaching post. Pizzi had coached other Parma youth sides after joining the club in 2007.[1]

Honours

Inter

Parma

References

  1. ^ "Parma, Fausto Pizzi nuovo allenatore della Primavera" [Parma, Fausto Pizzi new coach of the primavera]. Sportsbook24 (in Italian). Sportsbook24.net. 21 June 2011.


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