Marco Zaffaroni
Italian footballer and manager
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Marco Zaffaroni (born 20 January 1969) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played predominantly as a defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Saronno | ||
| 1987–1989 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Saronno | 30 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Casarano | 34 | (4) |
| 1990–1993 | Taranto | 88 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Solbiatese | 49 | (3) |
| 1995–1998 | Legnano | 93 | (24) |
| 1998–2000 | Saronno | 66 | (7) |
| 2000–2004 | Pro Patria | 131 | (12) |
| 2004–2008 | Monza | 128 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Turate | 29 | (4) |
| Total | 648 | (59) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Perugia (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Perugia (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Folgore Verano | ||
| 2011–2013 | Folgore Caratese | ||
| 2013–2016 | Caronnese | ||
| 2016–2018 | Monza | ||
| 2019–2021 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| 2021 | Chievo | ||
| 2021 | Cosenza | ||
| 2022–2023 | Hellas Verona | ||
| 2023–2024 | Feralpisalò | ||
| 2024 | Südtirol | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
On 24 June 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie C club AlbinoLeffe.[2]
Following the club's positive campaign in the 2020–21 Serie C playoffs, Zaffaroni was subsequently hired as Chievo's head coach for the 2021–22 Serie B season. However, after the club's exclusion from professional football, he left for Cosenza, the club that was admitted to fill Chievo's vacancy in the Italian second division.[3] He was fired by Cosenza on 6 December 2021 after the club gained 1 point in 6 games and dropped to 16th place.[4]
On 3 December 2022, Zaffaroni was hired as the new head coach of Serie A relegation-battling club Verona, with outgoing caretaker Salvatore Bocchetti as his assistant.[5]
Despite guiding Verona to escape relegation in the season's final game, Zaffaroni was not confirmed in charge of the club. On 23 October 2023, Zaffaroni was appointed in charge of relegation-struggling Serie B club Feralpisalò, replacing Stefano Vecchi on a contract until the end of the season.[6] Feralpisalò was relegated and Zaffaroni left the club in May 2024.[7]
On 4 November 2024, Zaffaroni was hired as the new head coach of Serie B club Südtirol, replacing Federico Valente.[8] He was dismissed just a month later, on 7 December 2024, after amassing four consecutive defeats.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 28 October 2023[10]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Perugia (caretaker) |  |
16 November 2009 | 28 December 2009 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 60.00 |
| Folgore Verano | |
1 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 47.22 |
| Folgore Caratese | |
9 July 2011 | 6 February 2013 | 63 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 81 | 66 | +15 | 33.33 |
| Caronnese | |
17 June 2013 | 24 May 2016 | 119 | 65 | 34 | 20 | 201 | 96 | +105 | 54.62 |
| Monza | |
24 May 2016 | 22 October 2018 | 89 | 49 | 21 | 19 | 128 | 58 | +70 | 55.06 |
| AlbinoLeffe | |
24 June 2019 | 23 June 2021 | 78 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 87 | 72 | +15 | 38.46 |
| Chievo | |
9 July 2021 | 3 August 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Cosenza | |
7 August 2021 | 6 December 2021 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 23.53 |
| Hellas Verona | |
3 December 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 29.17 |
| Feralpisalò | |
23 October 2023 | 30 June 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Total | 431 | 196 | 122 | 113 | 597 | 395 | +202 | 45.48 | |||
Honours
Manager
Monza