Walter Mazzarri

Infobox Football biography
playername = Walter Mazzarri


fullname = Walter Mazzarri
nickname =
height = height|m=1.80
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|10|1
cityofbirth = San Vincenzo
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = Sampdoria
position = Manager (former centre back)
youthyears =
youthclubs = Fiorentina
years = 1981-1982 1982 1982-1983 1983 1983-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992
1992-1994 1994-1995
clubs = Pescara Cagliari Reggiana Fiorentina Empoli Licata Modena Nola Viareggio Acireale Sassari Torres
caps(goals) = 26 (4) 4 (0) 12 (1) 0 (0) 91 (4) 8 (0) 21 (0) 30 (3) 11 (0) 32 (1) 9 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteams =
manageryears = 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-
managerclubs = Napoli ("assistant coach") Bologna ("assistant coach") Bologna ("youth team") Acireale Pistoiese Livorno Reggina Sampdoria

Walter Mazzarri (born October 1, 1961 in San Vincenzo, Livorno) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. He is the current manager of U.C. Sampdoria.

Playing career

Mazzarri, a midfielder and a product of Fiorentina's youth system, made his professional debut in 1981 for Pescara of Serie B, and played a short Serie A stint in Cagliari the following season, before being sold to Reggiana. He had his longest time in a team where at Empoli, participating to the first Serie A promotion for the Tuscanian side. After several experiences mostly with Serie C teams, Mazzarri ended his playing career in 1995 with Sassari Torres.

Managing career

Mazzarri started his managing career as Renzo Ulivieri's assistant coach for Napoli in 1998. His first first team experience came in 2001/2002 for Sicilian Serie C2 team Acireale, where he already worked as a footballer from 1992 to 1994. Successively, he returned in his native Tuscany to coach Pistoiese of Serie C1 in 2002/2003 and Livorno of Serie B in 2003/2004, bringing the "amaranto" led by Cristiano Lucarelli back in Serie A. He served as coach of Reggina from 2004 to 2007, leading the Calabrian side to three consecutive savings, the latter being particularly impressive, as obtained in the final Serie A day of the season despite a 11 points deduction. On May 31, 2007 he was announced as new Sampdoria coach. [cite news |title=Mazzarri named Samp boss |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may31n.html |publisher=Football Italia |date=2007-05-31 |accessdate=2007-05-31 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.footballplus.com/players/18589/Walter-Mazzarri.html Playing career profile]