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Luciano Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti
Personal information
Full name Luciano Spalletti
Date of birth March 7, 1959 (age 48)
Place of birth    Certaldo, Italy
Nickname Mr. Luthor
Playing position Manager
Club information
Current club AS Roma
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1985-1986
1986-1990
1990-1991
1991-1993
Entella
Spezia
Viareggio
Empoli
 ? (?)
120 (7)
29 (1)
53 (3)   
Teams managed
1994
1994-1995
1995-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2001
2001-2002
2002-2005
2005-
Empoli (caretaker)
Empoli (youth team)
Empoli
Sampdoria
Venezia
Udinese
Ancona
Udinese
AS Roma

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
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Luciano Spalletti (born 7 March 1959 in Certaldo, Florence) is an Italian football coach who currently manages A.S. Roma in Serie A. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (67th in leap years). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Certaldo is a town of Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Florence. ... The Province of Florence (Italian: ) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy, with an area of 3,514 sq. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is an Italian professional football club and one of the major teams in Serie A, the Italian top flight. ... This article is about the Italian football (soccer) league. ...


A former football player for Serie C teams such as Empoli and Spezia, Spalletti's early career in management led him to struggling Empoli, where he lead the Tuscanian side to two consecutive promotions from Serie C1 to Serie A. However, it was at Udinese where he really began to make an impact as a manager. During the 2004-2005 season, Spalletti guided Udinese to a sensational fourth-placed finish in Serie A, exceeding expectations and securing a spot in the UEFA Champions League. Such success for a traditionally unexceptional side with limited resources attracted the attention of A.S. Roma. The capital side had come off a disappointing season, in which four different coaches had spells in charge of the club. Spalletti was offered the task of attempting to bring order to this chaotic side. Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Empoli F.C. is a football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, and formed in 1920, although its first official match was in 1921. ... Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. ... Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Udinese Calcio S.p. ... This article is about the Italian football (soccer) league. ... The UEFA Champions League (formerly named but still often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is an Italian professional football club and one of the major teams in Serie A, the Italian top flight. ...


After an uninspiring first half of the 2005-2006 season, he changed the team's tactics to attacking rather than defensive. On 26 February 2006, Roma broke the Serie A record for consecutive wins (11) with a 2-0 victory over SS Lazio. However, by the end of the season, Roma failed to reach 4th place, therefore failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Spalletti also took Roma into the Coppa Italia final against Inter during the 2005-2006 season but lost. However, Roma qualified for the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League, since Juventus was relegated and Fiorentina and AC Milan received point deductions, all as a result of the Serie A match-fixing scandal. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article is about the Italian football (soccer) league. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian football club based in Rome. ... The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is an Italian footballs annual cup competition. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... ACF Fiorentina, formerly Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, is an Italian football club based in Firenze (Florence). ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ...


Spalletti's favoured formation is the 4-2-3-1 system, where he uses 4 defenders, 2 defensive midfielders, 2 wingers (both sides of the 3), 1 attacking midfielder (in Roma's case, that would be Totti), and 1 striker. This system proved effective upon its introduction during the 2005-2006 season for A.S Roma. As a result, the team climbed the charts from 15th to 5th place by the end of the season. During that time, Roma also went on an 11-match winning streak.


In March 2007 Spalletti led Roma to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final after a 2-0 aggregate win over Olympique Lyon. Despite a promising 2-1 win in the first leg of the quarter-final, Roma crumbled incredibly to a 7-1 annihilation at the hands of Sir Alex Ferguson'sManchester United. The UEFA Champions League (formerly named but still often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Olympique Lyonnais (sometimes abbreviated to OL or Lyon) is a French football club founded in 1950. ... Sir Alex Ferguson (born Alexander Chapman Ferguson, December 31, 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager, currently managing Manchester United F.C.. He has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of English football and been in charge of Manchester United for over 1000 matches. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

Preceded by
Fabio Capello
Serie A Coach of the Year
2006
Succeeded by
current holder
A.S. Roma - Current Squad

1 Curci | 2 Panucci | 3 Martínez | 4 Wilhelmsson | 5 Mexès | 7 Pizarro | 8 Aquilani | 10 Totti | 11 Taddei | 12 Pipolo | 13 Chivu | 14 Faty | 16 De Rossi | 17 Tavano | 18 Virga | 19 Defendi | 20 Perrotta | 21 Ferrari | 22 Tonetto | 23 Vučinić | 27 Julio Sergio | 28 Rosi | 30 Mancini | 32 Doni | 35 Okaka | 77 Cassetti | Coach: Spalletti Fabio Capello (born June 18, 1946 in San Canzian dIsonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional player who is currently the coach of Real Madrid. ... The Serie A Coach of the Year is a yearly award organized by the Associazione Italiana Calciatori (English: Italian Association of Footballers) given to the best professional coach in the Serie A. The award is part of the Oscar del calcio awards event. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is an Italian professional football club and one of the major teams in Serie A, the Italian top flight. ... Gianluca Curci (born July 12, 1985 in Rome) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper. ... Christian Panucci (born 12 April 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a renowned defender who usually plays on the right-hand side. ... Gilberto Martínez Vidal (born October 1, 1979 in Golfito, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays defender for Brescia of Serie A. Martínez began his career in Costa Rica with one of the nations most prestigious clubs, Deportivo Saprissa, in the 1999/2000... Christian Chippen Wilhelmsson (IPA:[]) (born December 8, 1979 in Malmö) is a professional football player who plays for AS Roma of the Italian Serie A in midfield and for the Swedish national team Wilhelmsson started his career with Mjällby AIF in 1997 where he stayed for three seasons. ... Philippe Mexès (born March 31, 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a highly rated French football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for AS Roma. ... David Marcelo Pizarro Cortes (born February 11, 1979 in Valparaiso, Chile) is a Chilean international football player, who was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... Alberto Portrait in 2005-2006 uniform Alberto Aquilani is an Italian football midfielder, born in Rome, Italy on July 7, 1984. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rodrigo Ferrante Taddei (born 6 March 1980 in Sao Paulo) is a Italo-Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A.S. Roma of Italian Serie A. He started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras, then moving to Italy in September 2002 and signing for A.C. Siena, a Serie B... Pietro Pipolo is an Italian football goalkeeper, currently playing for A.S. Roma youth teams. ... Cristian Eugen Chivu (born October 26, 1980 in ReÅŸiÅ£a, Romania) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays defender for A.S. Roma in the Italian Serie A. He first played football as a professional at CSM ReÅŸiÅ£a and later Universitatea Craiova. ... Ricardo Faty is a French Defensive midfielder, who currently plays for A.S. Roma. ... Daniele De Rossi, Cavaliere (July 24, 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for AS Roma. ... Francesco Tavano (born 2 March 1979 in Caserta) is an Italian footballer. ... Valerio Virga (born June 6, 1986 in Rome) is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Serie A side AS Roma. ... Rodrigo Defendi (born June 16, 1986 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for A.S. Roma, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. ... Simone Perrotta (born September 17, 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for A.S. Roma in Serie A. He was member of the Italian national football team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ... Matteo Ferrari (born December 5, 1979 in Aflou, Algeria) is an Italian football player who currently plays for A.S. Roma. ... Max Tonetto (born 18 November 1974 in Trieste) is an Italian football midfielder. ... Mirko Vučinić (in Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Вучинић, born October 1, 1983 in NikÅ¡ić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin footballer forward currently playing in the Italian Serie A for A.S. Roma. ... Julio Sergio Bertagnoli (born 8 November 1978 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian football (soccer) player. ... Aleandro Rosi in Romas away kit Aleandro Rosi is an Italian midfielder for A.S. Roma, born in Rome, Italy on May 17, 1987. ... Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino (IPA: ), best known as Mancini () (born August 1, 1980 in Ipatinga, Brazil) is a professional football (soccer) player, currently playing with A.S. Roma of the Italian Serie A. 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  Results from FactBites:
 
Luciano Spalletti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (289 words)
Luciano Spalletti (born 7 March 1959 in Certaldo, Florence) is an Italian football coach who has recently taken charge of A.S. Roma in Serie A.
A former football player for Serie C teams such as Empoli and Spezia, Spalletti's early career in management led him to struggling Empoli, leading the Tuscanian team on two consecutive promotions from Serie C1 to Serie A, but it was at Udinese where he really began to make an impact.
Spalletti is the latest man to attempt to bring order to this chaotic side.
BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Roma name Spalletti as new coach (112 words)
Former Udinese boss Luciano Spalletti has been appointed as Roma's new coach, on a two-year deal with an option for a third season.
Spalletti guided Udinese to fourth place in the top flight last season - and a Champions League place - but resigned earlier this month.
Spalletti is expected to bring his coaching staff with him from Udinese.
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