Stefano Pioli

Stefano Pioli

Pioli managing Lazio in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Stefano Pioli[1]
Date of birth	(1965-10-20) 20 October 1965 (age 58)[2]
Place of birth	Parma, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Milan (manager)
Youth career
1979–1982	Parma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Parma	42	(1)
1984–1987	Juventus	35	(0)
1987–1989	Hellas Verona	42	(0)
1989–1995	Fiorentina	154	(1)
1995–1996	Padova	4	(0)
1996–1997	Pistoiese	14	(1)
1997–1998	Fiorenzuola	21	(0)
1998–1999	Colorno	20	(3)
Total		312	(6)
International career
1985–1987	Italy U21	5	(0)
Managerial career
1999–2001	Bologna (U18)
2001–2002	Bologna (U20)
2002–2003	ChievoVerona (U20)
2003–2004	Salernitana
2004–2006	Modena
2006–2007	Parma
2007–2008	Grosseto
2008–2009	Piacenza
2009–2010	Sassuolo
2010–2011	ChievoVerona
2011–2012	Palermo
2012–2014	Bologna
2014–2016	Lazio
2016–2017	Internazionale
2017–2019	Fiorentina
2019–	Milan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefano Pioli (born 20 October 1965) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of Serie A club AC Milan.

He has managed several clubs in Serie A, including Bologna, Lazio, Inter Milan and Fiorentina. He most notably led AC Milan to the Serie A title in the 2021–22 season, the club's first scudetto in over a decade. He was later awarded the Panchina d'Oro for best coach of the season. The following season, in 2022–23, he returned Milan to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League before leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.