Antonio Manicone

Antonio Manicone
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-10-27) 27 October 1966
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Internazionale 0 (0)
1986–1987 Licata 32 (1)
1987–1989 Palermo 65 (4)
1989–1991 Foggia 67 (0)
1991–1992 Udinese 41 (3)
1992–1996 Internazionale 58 (1)
1994–1995 → Genoa (loan) 25 (1)
1996–1998 Perugia 24 (0)
1998–1999 Cosenza 17 (0)
1999–2000 Lecco 36 (0)
2000–2003 Pro Patria 70 (1)
International career
1993 Italy 1 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2012 Internazionale (youth teams)
2012–2013 S.S. Lazio (assistant manager)
2014–2021 Switzerland (assistant manager)
2021–2022 Bordeaux (assistant manager)
2023– Iran (assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Manicone (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo maniˈkoːne]; born 27 October 1966) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player, who functioned as a midfielder, both as a defensive midfielder, and as a deep-lying playmaker.

Career

Despite playing for several Italian clubs throughout his career, Manicone spent several years with Serie A side Inter (1992–96), the team with which he began his career for a season in 1985, winning the UEFA Cup with the club in 1994.[1]

During his time with the Milan club, he earned his only international cap for Italy under manager Arrigo Sacchi, in a 3–0 away win over Estonia in a 1994 World Cup qualifying match on 22 September 1993.[2][3]

Following his retirement as a player in 2003, he later pursued a career as a manager. He was an assistant of Vladimir Petković for S.S. Lazio.[4]

Style of play

A quick, efficient, and tactically versatile player, Manicone was capable of operating in several midfield positions, as an advanced playmaker, as a deep-lying playmaker, and also as a defensive midfielder, where he excelled due to his work-rate, physique and ability to break down opposition plays. Due to his technique, vision, and long passing ability, he was capable of creating chances after winning back possession.[5]

Personal life

Manicone's son Carlo Manicone is also a professional footballer who plays for FC Lugano in Switzerland.[6] His nephew, Lorenzo Malagrida, is also a professional footballer.[7]

Honours

Inter[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "INTER - CAMPIONATO 1993-94" (in Italian). Inter F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Manicone, Antonio" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ Fabio Monti; Giancarlo Padovan; Gianfranco Teotino (22 September 1993). "Italia, il gran ballo dei debuttanti" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Lotito scarica Petkovic: "Serve scossa" Lui si consola con la panchina svizzera" (in Italian). La Stampa. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Storia di Antonio Manicone, il rinforzo silenzioso" (in Italian). F.C. Inter News. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione (14 April 2017). "Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"". rsi.
  7. ^ "Lorenzo Malagrida, piedi buoni e gol pazzeschi - ZonaCalcioFaidate". Zonacalciofaidate.IT. 12 September 2019.