Giampietro Piovani
Encyclopedia
Gianpietro Piovani is an Italian retired footballer and manager of Darfo Boario
. He played as a midfielder.
His first achievements in football took place 1985/86 in Brescia
, where he played in the Serie B
aged only 17.
and played 13 matches. He then moved to Parma F.C.
, which had just returned to B under Arrigo Sacchi
. He was trained by the famous coach 1 year long and had 30 appearances and shot 4 goals. When the coach went A.C. Milan
Piovani returned to Brescia. He was then fetched by coach Claudio Ranieri
to Cagliari Calcio
, where he helped to promote to Serie B
.
1997/1998.
, which hosts the 2009 VIVA World Cup. In his first international match June 22, 2009 he achieved the winning goal.
.
He in the season 2010-11 became the head coach of A.C. Rodengo Saiano
, in place of resigning Paolo Rodolfi, in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Group A.
He in the season 2011-12 became the head coach of Darfo Boario
.
U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D.
Unione Sportiva Darfo Boario Società Sportiva Dilettantistica is an Italian association football club located in Darfo Boario Terme, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are green and black.-External links:...
. He played as a midfielder.
His first achievements in football took place 1985/86 in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
, where he played in the Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
aged only 17.
The early years
Piovani's long football career began in the football season of 1985 - 1986, when, although he was still very young, he joined Brescia CalcioBrescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
and played 13 matches. He then moved to Parma F.C.
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
, which had just returned to B under Arrigo Sacchi
Arrigo Sacchi
Arrigo Sacchi is an Italian football coach. He is best known for his success coaching Italian teams, particularly with Milan where he won back to back European Cups as coach in the late eighties where he was head coach of the Italy national football team . He was twice manager of A.C...
. He was trained by the famous coach 1 year long and had 30 appearances and shot 4 goals. When the coach went A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
Piovani returned to Brescia. He was then fetched by coach Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St...
to Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
, where he helped to promote to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
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Piacenza
11 years Piovani played for Piacenza Calcio. In this period Piacenza achieved its best so far: 12th in Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
1997/1998.
International team
Aged 41 Piovani was capped for the first time time for Padania national football teamPadania national football team
The Padania representative football team is an unofficial football team promoted by the Italian political party Lega Nord which claim it represents eight northern regions of Italy they call Padania...
, which hosts the 2009 VIVA World Cup. In his first international match June 22, 2009 he achieved the winning goal.
Career as a manager
After his retirement, in the season 2009-10 he became the manager of Nuova Verolese CalcioNuova Verolese Calcio
Nuova Verolese Calcio Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica is a football team from the city of Verolanuova, Lombardy.In the season 2009-10, the club from Eccellenza Lombardy promoted to Serie D group D and the subsequent season immediately relegated and so back again to Eccellenza Lombardy.Its...
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He in the season 2010-11 became the head coach of A.C. Rodengo Saiano
A.C. Rodengo Saiano
Associazione Calcio Rodengo Saiano was an Italian association football club located in Rodengo-Saiano, , Lombardy Italy.Their colors were yellow and blue.-Four years in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione:...
, in place of resigning Paolo Rodolfi, in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Group A.
He in the season 2011-12 became the head coach of Darfo Boario
U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D.
Unione Sportiva Darfo Boario Società Sportiva Dilettantistica is an Italian association football club located in Darfo Boario Terme, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are green and black.-External links:...
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