Giovanni Mei
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Fano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fano (technical director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Fano | 33 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Bologna | 5 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Brindsi | 26 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Modena | 37 | (1) |
| 1976–1980 | Atalanta | 120 | (0) |
| 1980–1984 | Cesena | 116 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Cremonese | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 341 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Vis Pesaro | ||
| 1991–1992 | Suzzara | ||
| 1992–1993 | Barletta | ||
| 1993–1994 | Leffe | ||
| 1995–1996 | Baracca Lugo | ||
| 1996–1998 | Catania | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sambenedettese | ||
| 2002–2003 | Saipa | ||
| 2007–2010 | Bologna (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Parma (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Padova (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Pune City (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Fano (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni Mei (born 15 October 1953) is an Italian former football player and who now works as the technical director of Italian club Fano.[1]
Mei played as a central defender, often used as a full-back, spending his youth career with Fano, for which he made his debut in the first team in Serie D at 18 years old. He signed for Bologna, where he made his Serie A debut. However he struggles to find space, then he played first in Brindsi and then in Modena.
In 1976 he moved to Atalanta, with which he obtained the promotion in Serie A at the first attempt (1976–77 season) and contested four championships, two in Serie A and two in Serie B.[2] Identical curriculum he obtained with Cesena, to which he was sold in the summer 1980. In 1984 he finally moved to the newly promoted Cremonese in Serie A, with which he obtained the last four appearances in the top flight.
During his career he scored 1 goal and total of 109 appearances in Serie A and 197 appearances and in Serie B.